Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Noble

#1,160 most common boys' name of all time · #2,754 across all names · 95% boys / 5% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,160
Rank overall
#2,754 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
10,261
Since 2016
1,704
Peak year
2019 #1,075
Best rank
#312 1901
📖The word “noble” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 204/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Noble is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 5 144 149 #1,333
2024 14 163 177 #1,231
2023 17 153 170 #1,258
2022 14 139 153 #1,348
2021 14 151 165 #1,263
2020 17 149 166 #1,245
2019 16 188 204 #1,075
2018 20 165 185 #1,161
2017 18 158 176 #1,184
2016 16 143 159 #1,275
2015 11 145 156 #1,247
2014 11 132 143 #1,324
2013 7 114 121 #1,446
2012 6 118 124 #1,409
2011 — 92 92 #1,644
2010 — 96 96 #1,627
2009 7 72 79 #1,959
2008 — 88 88 #1,722
2007 — 72 72 #1,952
2006 — 59 59 #2,180
2005 6 68 74 #1,872
2004 5 57 62 #2,076
2003 — 65 65 #1,818
2002 5 77 82 #1,590
2001 — 72 72 #1,632
2000 — 48 48 #2,091
1999 — 63 63 #1,673
1998 — 51 51 #1,900
1997 — 47 47 #1,938
1996 — 39 39 #2,148
1995 5 44 49 #1,917
1994 — 33 33 #2,348
1993 — 29 29 #2,521
1992 — 29 29 #2,470
1991 — 32 32 #2,234
1990 — 26 26 #2,558
1989 — 29 29 #2,300
1988 — 27 27 #2,261
1987 — 21 21 #2,566
1986 — 15 15 #3,143
1985 — 27 27 #2,078
1984 — 12 12 #3,473
1983 — 26 26 #2,024
1982 — 28 28 #1,942
1981 — 25 25 #2,094
1980 — 27 27 #2,014
1979 — 28 28 #1,910
1978 — 26 26 #1,921
1977 — 22 22 #2,141
1976 — 20 20 #2,257
1975 — 30 30 #1,662
1974 — 17 17 #2,370
1973 — 45 45 #1,233
1972 — 29 29 #1,611
1971 — 33 33 #1,503
1970 — 37 37 #1,379
1969 — 32 32 #1,416
1968 — 37 37 #1,251
1967 — 26 26 #1,514
1966 — 36 36 #1,265
1965 — 34 34 #1,319
1964 — 40 40 #1,223
1963 5 43 48 #1,177
1962 — 40 40 #1,231
1961 — 41 41 #1,235
1960 — 40 40 #1,242
1959 — 43 43 #1,186
1958 — 54 54 #1,044
1957 — 48 48 #1,102
1956 — 42 42 #1,178
1955 — 51 51 #1,059
1954 11 59 70 #967
1953 — 66 66 #887
1952 — 56 56 #956
1951 — 56 56 #939
1950 — 67 67 #832
1949 — 67 67 #840
1948 — 79 79 #761
1947 5 71 76 #825
1946 — 71 71 #788
1945 5 62 67 #784
1944 5 78 83 #704
1943 — 81 81 #715
1942 — 93 93 #670
1941 — 63 63 #793
1940 7 79 86 #683
1939 8 71 79 #711
1938 7 82 89 #662
1937 6 84 90 #649
1936 — 89 89 #620
1935 5 86 91 #636
1934 5 87 92 #646
1933 — 93 93 #605
1932 8 90 98 #630
1931 6 96 102 #603
1930 7 113 120 #566
1929 9 104 113 #594
1928 5 127 132 #542
1927 — 145 145 #504
1926 10 150 160 #490
1925 13 164 177 #472
1924 12 139 151 #536
1923 7 146 153 #508
1922 16 152 168 #500
1921 20 161 181 #488
1920 7 196 203 #428
1919 13 190 203 #427
1918 17 185 202 #434
1917 8 147 155 #471
1916 11 158 169 #445
1915 7 141 148 #464
1914 9 119 128 #442
1913 5 93 98 #447
1912 — 71 71 #469
1911 8 45 53 #438
1910 — 44 44 #405
1909 5 31 36 #459
1908 — 40 40 #363
1907 — 22 22 #508
1906 — 33 33 #377
1905 — 29 29 #401
1904 — 21 21 #480
1903 — 29 29 #359
1902 — 22 22 #456
1901 — 33 33 #312
1900 — 36 36 #373
1899 — 28 28 #345
1898 — 34 34 #334
1897 — 19 19 #456
1896 — 24 24 #405
1895 — 28 28 #355
1894 — 29 29 #335
1893 — 15 15 #501
1892 — 30 30 #347
1891 — 19 19 #410
1890 — 21 21 #404
1889 — 24 24 #368
1888 — 15 15 #522
1887 — 15 15 #459
1886 — 10 10 #636
1885 — 17 17 #460
1884 — 18 18 #449
1883 — 15 15 #478
1882 — 18 18 #436
1881 — 26 26 #323
1880 — 6 6 #886