Kable
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KAY-bul
- Origin
- English
Kable is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “strong rope”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kable mean?
English: spelling of Cable; English word and surname, from Latin capulum 'rope'
“strong rope”
Transferred use of the English surname Cable, from the word for a strong rope or wire.
Meaning borrowed from Cable.
Is Kable a girl's or a boy's name?
Kable is a boys' name.
How popular is Kable in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2011, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.
Half of all the boys named Kable in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kable in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | #10,815 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,141 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 7 | #9,691 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,035 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 9 | #8,113 |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,030 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 19 | #4,845 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Kable
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Koa, Knowledge, Kyaire, Kaleo, Kyrie, Kailo, Kobe, Kai, Huxley, Makai, Ridge, Kane
Names related to Kable
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kable: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kable, updated 20 October 2026.