Noble
#14,942 for girls in 2025, 5 births · #1,333 for boys in 2025, 144 births
Given to boys 95.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1901 · 33 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 9,775since 1880
Noble over time
Rank among boys' names. Noble has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #14,942 | 5 | #1,333 | 144 |
| 2024 | #7,594 | 14 | #1,231 | 163 |
| 2023 | #6,680 | 17 | #1,258 | 153 |
| 2022 | #7,631 | 14 | #1,347 | 139 |
| 2021 | #7,630 | 14 | #1,262 | 151 |
| 2020 | #6,629 | 17 | #1,245 | 149 |
| 2019 | #7,025 | 16 | #1,075 | 188 |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | #1,160 | 165 |
| 2017 | #6,531 | 18 | #1,182 | 158 |
| 2016 | #7,230 | 16 | #1,275 | 143 |
| 2015 | #9,481 | 11 | #1,247 | 145 |
| 2014 | #9,517 | 11 | #1,321 | 132 |
| 2013 | #13,150 | 7 | #1,444 | 114 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #1,407 | 118 |
| 2011 | — | #1,644 | 92 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,626 | 96 | |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #1,959 | 72 |
| 2008 | — | #1,719 | 88 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,951 | 72 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,176 | 59 | |
| 2005 | #14,502 | 6 | #1,869 | 68 |
| 2004 | #16,099 | 5 | #2,075 | 57 |
| 2003 | — | #1,815 | 65 | |
| 2002 | #15,432 | 5 | #1,589 | 77 |
| 2001 | — | #1,629 | 72 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,087 | 48 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,671 | 63 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,899 | 51 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,933 | 47 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,145 | 39 | |
| 1995 | #13,386 | 5 | #1,914 | 44 |
| 1994 | — | #2,347 | 33 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,509 | 29 | |
| 1992 | — | #2,467 | 29 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,227 | 32 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,553 | 26 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,292 | 29 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,255 | 27 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,559 | 21 | |
| 1986 | — | #3,131 | 15 | |
| 1985 | — | #2,071 | 27 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,459 | 12 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,017 | 26 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,929 | 28 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,086 | 25 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,003 | 27 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,903 | 28 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,913 | 26 | |
| 1977 | — | #2,131 | 22 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,245 | 20 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,658 | 30 | |
| 1974 | — | #2,358 | 17 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,231 | 45 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,603 | 29 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,494 | 33 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,374 | 37 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,414 | 32 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,250 | 37 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,507 | 26 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,259 | 36 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,318 | 34 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,219 | 40 | |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 | #1,175 | 43 |
| 1962 | — | #1,230 | 40 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,233 | 41 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,242 | 40 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,182 | 43 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,040 | 54 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,100 | 48 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,171 | 42 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,054 | 51 | |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #963 | 59 |
| 1953 | — | #884 | 66 | |
| 1952 | — | #953 | 56 | |
| 1951 | — | #934 | 56 | |
| 1950 | — | #830 | 67 | |
| 1949 | — | #834 | 67 | |
| 1948 | — | #760 | 79 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #822 | 71 |
| 1946 | — | #785 | 71 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #782 | 62 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #702 | 78 |
| 1943 | — | #714 | 81 | |
| 1942 | — | #667 | 93 | |
| 1941 | — | #786 | 63 | |
| 1940 | #3,503 | 7 | #681 | 79 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #707 | 71 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #660 | 82 |
| 1937 | #3,800 | 6 | #648 | 84 |
| 1936 | — | #617 | 89 | |
| 1935 | #4,204 | 5 | #633 | 86 |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #642 | 87 |
| 1933 | — | #603 | 93 | |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #626 | 90 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #602 | 96 |
| 1930 | #3,658 | 7 | #564 | 113 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #591 | 104 |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #542 | 127 |
| 1927 | — | #502 | 145 | |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #490 | 150 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #472 | 164 |
| 1924 | #2,809 | 12 | #535 | 139 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #507 | 146 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #500 | 152 |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 | #487 | 161 |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #427 | 196 |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | #426 | 190 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #432 | 185 |
| 1917 | #3,344 | 8 | #470 | 147 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #443 | 158 |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | #462 | 141 |
| 1914 | #2,434 | 9 | #440 | 119 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #445 | 93 |
| 1912 | — | #468 | 71 | |
| 1911 | #1,792 | 8 | #432 | 45 |
| 1910 | — | #396 | 44 | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #453 | 31 |
| 1908 | — | #360 | 40 | |
| 1907 | — | #495 | 22 | |
| 1906 | — | #363 | 33 | |
| 1905 | — | #393 | 29 | |
| 1904 | — | #466 | 21 | |
| 1903 | — | #357 | 29 | |
| 1902 | — | #440 | 22 | |
| 1901 | — | #310 | 33 | |
| 1900 | — | #365 | 36 | |
| 1899 | — | #336 | 28 | |
| 1898 | — | #329 | 34 | |
| 1897 | — | #438 | 19 | |
| 1896 | — | #400 | 24 | |
| 1895 | — | #347 | 28 | |
| 1894 | — | #332 | 29 | |
| 1893 | — | #479 | 15 | |
| 1892 | — | #341 | 30 | |
| 1891 | — | #397 | 19 | |
| 1890 | — | #389 | 21 | |
| 1889 | — | #360 | 24 | |
| 1888 | — | #505 | 15 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #605 | 10 | |
| 1885 | — | #439 | 17 | |
| 1884 | — | #433 | 18 | |
| 1883 | — | #460 | 15 | |
| 1882 | — | #426 | 18 | |
| 1881 | — | #318 | 26 | |
| 1880 | — | #809 | 6 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Noble was already there! It came in at #809, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 7 boys a year got the name.
Where Noble is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#305 · 1 in 2,600
- Oklahoma#323 · 1 in 3,514
- Kentucky#328 · 1 in 3,496
- Mississippi#352 · 1 in 3,574
- Illinois#477 · 1 in 11,411
Best ever in a state: #138 in Indiana, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #305 | 7 | 1 in 2,600 |
| Oklahoma | #323 | 6 | 1 in 3,514 |
| Kentucky | #328 | 8 | 1 in 3,496 |
| Mississippi | #352 | 6 | 1 in 3,574 |
| Illinois | #477 | 5 | 1 in 11,411 |
| Texas | #586 | 9 | 1 in 6,574 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Noble
- 102 spots since 2024 (#1,231 → #1,333)
- 88 spots since 2020 (#1,245 → #1,333)
- 86 spots since 2015 (#1,247 → #1,333)
- Biggest jump: 491 spots in 1881 (#809 → #318)
- Biggest drop: 166 spots in 1886 (#439 → #605)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1901 at #310 (33 births)
- Births halved by 1984, 83 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 75 yrs · run 1880–1954
- Highest: 1 in 3,226 boys born in 1901 were named Noble (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,862 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 15.2% of all boys named Noble (1,484) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 164 | #318 (1881) | #479 |
| 1890s | 247 | #329 (1898) | #379 |
| 1900s | 296 | #310 (1901) | #400 |
| 1910s | 1,193 | #396 (1910) | #441 |
| 1920s | 1,484 | #427 (1920) | #505 |
| 1930s | 891 | #564 (1930) | #630 |
| 1940s | 744 | #667 (1942) | #753 |
| 1950s | 542 | #830 (1950) | #1,011 |
| 1960s | 369 | #1,175 (1963) | #1,285 |
| 1970s | 287 | #1,231 (1973) | #1,791 |
| 1980s | 237 | #1,929 (1982) | #2,380 |
| 1990s | 393 | #1,671 (1999) | #2,167 |
| 2000s | 678 | #1,589 (2002) | #1,887 |
| 2010s | 1,351 | #1,075 (2019) | #1,338 |
| 2020s | 899 | #1,231 (2024) | #1,279 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Noble in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 157,637 of them was named Noble, which outranked 30.9% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,181Yetta8
- #3,181Zelpha8
- #3,181Zilpha8
- #3,450Noble7
- #3,450Abelina7
- #3,450Adalee7
- #3,450Adalia7
- #3,847Adaline6
- #3,847Adlean6
- #3,847Adlene6
Tied with 396 names at #3,450; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 13,526 of them was named Noble, which outranked 83.6% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).