Triangular end of a roof
Derived from the Old French and Middle English architectural term for the triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. It likely originated as a topographic surname for someone who lived in a house with a prominent gable or near a gabled building. It gained recognition as a given name due to the fame of Hollywood icon Clark Gable.
Less common today
Gable isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,876 in 1998.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Academy Award-winning actor known as the King of Hollywood
Olympic gold medalist freestyle wrestler
