Gable · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1909

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 84 recorded years as a table

Gable, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1909	30
1916	12
1918	5
1919	7
1920	6
1921	7
1922	6
1925	7
1926	5
1928	5
1929	5
1932	5
1933	6
1935	8
1936	5
1939	5
1942	4
1944	4
1945	5
1949	4
1950	3
1952	5
1953	3
1954	3
1957	2
1958	3
1959	4
1960	2
1961	3
1962	2
1965	4
1966	4
1967	3
1970	3
1971	3
1973	4
1974	4
1975	3
1976	5
1978	6
1979	3
1980	6
1981	4
1984	4
1985	3
1987	3
1988	4
1989	3
1990	6
1991	3
1992	6
1993	7
1994	4
1995	5
1996	7
1997	7
1998	9
1999	8
2000	10
2001	5
2002	6
2003	7
2004	10
2005	7
2006	5
2007	6
2008	8
2009	12
2010	11
2011	4
2012	11
2013	7
2014	5
2015	9
2016	6
2017	6
2018	7
2019	7
2020	3
2021	9
2022	10
2023	6
2024	10
2025	11

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gable isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 18
Rank in 2025: #5,208
How rare: 1 in 94,893 boys
Since 1909: 804

Most popular in 1909, at 30 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 12% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.