Is Gable a boy or girl name?

Gable is a boy’s name. Of the 810 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.7% were girls and 99.3% were boys.

Gable

Recorded 1909–2025 · United States

Gable was most popular in 2009, when 23 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,817 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 810 people named Gable.

Gable over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gable’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gable a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gable is a boy’s name — 0.7% of the 810 Americans given it were girls and 99.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org