Noble
Noble was the 1337th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 144 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 312th; the most babies were born in 1920 (196). Over the last ten years it has moved down 87 places. More babies were named Noble in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,337 boys, down 88 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 144boys
- Girls and boys
- 8% girls, 92% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1920196 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,261babies recorded
Noble popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,618 | #1,337 | 5 | 144 |
| 2020 | #6,851 | #1,249 | 17 | 149 |
| 2010 | — | #1,634 | — | 96 |
| 2000 | — | #2,119 | — | 48 |
| 1990 | — | #2,600 | — | 26 |
| 1980 | — | #2,038 | — | 27 |
| 1970 | — | #1,390 | — | 37 |
| 1960 | — | #1,250 | — | 40 |
| 1950 | — | #833 | — | 67 |
| 1940 | #3,757 | #684 | 7 | 79 |
| 1930 | #3,946 | #567 | 7 | 113 |
| 1920 | #4,289 | #428 | 7 | 196 |
| 1910 | — | #403 | — | 44 |
| 1900 | — | #372 | — | 36 |
| 1890 | — | #400 | — | 21 |
| 1880 | — | #882 | — | 6 |
How popular is Noble, counting every spelling?
Noble is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,196 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,337 for Noble on its own. Together these spellings went to 157 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noble | 144 | #1,337 | 750 |
| Nobel | 13 | #6,706 | 49 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Noble?
144 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Noble (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Noble born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 58 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Noble.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Noble?
About 4,800 people born in the US named Noble are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 8 and 52. That makes Noble mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Noble by state
How common Noble was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (2.2×), Indiana (2.2×), North Carolina (2.0×), Tennessee (1.6×). In 33 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Noble: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Noble, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Noble
How popular is the name Noble?
Noble was the 1337th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 144 babies. Its best year was 1901, when it ranked 312th; the most babies were born in 1920 (196). Over the last ten years it has moved down 87 places. More babies were named Noble in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Noble a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 8% girls, 92% boys given the name Noble in the US.
Where is Noble most popular?
In 2021–2025, Noble was most common in Georgia (0.19 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and North Carolina.