Mabrey
A feminine name of uncertain meaning, possibly derived from a place name.
Name Census estimates that about 221 living Americans carry the first name Mabrey. It is a predominantly female name (97.8% of registrations). The average person named Mabrey today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mabrey births was 2016 (18 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mabrey. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
221
~ 1 in 1,550,925 Americans
Peak year
2016
18 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
1920 SSA rank
#4,699
Tracked since 1920
Census
Mabrey in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 232 people with the first name Mabrey, which placed it at #34,960 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,960
National first-name rank
People counted
232
232 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
88.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Mabrey
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mabrey is White at 88.8%. The next largest groups are Black (5.2%) and Hispanic (2.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Mabrey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Mabrey at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White88.8% · 206
- Black or African American5.2% · 12
- Hispanic or Latino2.6% · 6
- Two or more races2.2% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 1
Gender
Gender distribution for Mabrey
Mabrey leans heavily female at 97.8% of total registrations, but 5 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Mabrey as a male name
- Ranked #4,699 in 1920
- 5 male births in 1920
- Peak: 1920 (5 births)
Mabrey as a female name
- Ranked #8,217 in 2024
- 13 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2016 (18 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Mabrey leans strongly female. 209 people counted with this name were female (88.6%), compared with 27 male bearers (11.4%).
Popularity
Mabrey: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mabrey from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 132 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Mabrey remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mabrey by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mabrey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mabrey
The name Mabrey is an English given name with roots in the Old French language. It is believed to have originated from the Latin word "matrona," which means "married woman" or "matron." This name was likely introduced to England during the Norman Conquest in the 11th century.
Mabrey is a variant spelling of the name Mabire, which was a common surname in medieval England. The name Mabire is thought to have derived from the Old French word "mabire," meaning "a person from the town of Mabire" or "a person from the region of Mabire." The town or region of Mabire is now lost to history, but it was likely located in Normandy, France.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mabrey can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of land and property in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. In this document, a person named Mabire is listed as a landowner in the county of Warwickshire.
Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance period, the name Mabrey was relatively rare, but it did appear in historical records and literary works. One notable figure named Mabrey was Mabrey de Vere, a 13th-century English nobleman who served as the Lord of the Manor of Castle Hedingham in Essex.
In the 16th century, a woman named Mabrey Wynne was recorded as one of the first English settlers in the colony of Virginia. She arrived in Jamestown in 1623 and is believed to be one of the first English women to give birth in the New World.
Another notable figure with the name Mabrey was Mabrey Byrd, an 18th-century American physician and botanist who was born in Virginia in 1733. He was a pioneer in the study of medicinal plants and wrote several influential works on botany and natural history.
In the 19th century, a woman named Mabrey Jennings was a prominent abolitionist and women's rights activist in the United States. She was born in 1810 in New York and was a vocal advocate for the abolition of slavery and the promotion of women's suffrage.
Lastly, Mabrey Keeling was a 20th-century American artist and painter who was born in 1892 in Texas. She was known for her vibrant and colorful depictions of the landscapes and people of the American Southwest, and her work is featured in several major art museums across the United States.
People
Mabrey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mabrey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mabrey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mabrey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 221 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mabrey going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,550,925 US residents.
Is Mabrey a common name?
We classify Mabrey as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 228 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mabrey most popular?
The single biggest year for Mabrey was 2016, when 18 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mabrey is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Mabrey in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 232 people with the name Mabrey, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,960 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Mabrey in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Mabrey?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Mabrey leans strongly female. 209 people counted with this name were female (88.6%), compared with 27 male bearers (11.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Mabrey?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Mabrey is White at 88.8%. The next largest groups are Black (5.2%) and Hispanic (2.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Mabrey most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Mabrey in the 2020 Census, accounting for 88.8% (206 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mabrey in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mabrey a female name?
Yes, 97.8% of people registered as Mabrey in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mabrey still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mabrey in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mabrey can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Mabrey?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.