Noble Boy

How popular is Noble?

#1,333 boy name in 2025

144 baby boys were named Noble in the US in 2025, making it the 1333rd most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).

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5,227living people named Noble (est.)
19median age of people named Noble
10,261babies named Noble since 1880
1 in 22,251US babies born in 2025

Noble popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#1,333 for boys (▼ 102 from 2024)
Babies in 2025144 boys, 5 girls
10-year trendSteady (-1% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#1,247 in 2015, #1,245 in 2020
Peak year1920 (196 boys)
Highest rank#310 in 1901
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)91% boys, 9% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Noble is most popular

Babies named Noble per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (49 boys)
  2. Indiana: 0.2 per 1,000 (31 boys)
  3. North Carolina: 0.2 per 1,000 (45 boys)
  4. Tennessee: 0.1 per 1,000 (25 boys)
  5. Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (32 boys)

Noble by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1880s164#318
1890s247#329
1900s296#310
1910s1,193#396
1920s1,484#427
1930s891#564
1940s744#667
1950s542#829
1960s369#1,174
1970s287#1,231
1980s237#1,928
1990s393#1,668
2000s678#1,586
2010s1,351#1,075
2020s899#1,231

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Questions

Is Noble a boy or girl name?
Noble is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 91% of babies named Noble were boys.
How popular is the name Noble?
144 baby boys were named Noble in the US in 2025, making it the 1333rd most popular boy name. Another 5 girls got the name (#14,938 for girls).
When was Noble most popular?
Noble peaked in 1920, when 196 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #310 in 1901.
How many people are named Noble?
10,261 babies have been named Noble in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,227 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
Where is Noble most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Noble was most common in Georgia, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.