Noble
An English word and surname from the Latin nobilis, meaning well known or high-born, first used as a nickname.
Noble in 2025
Noble was given to 149 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,719th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 22,251 babies born.
The history of Noble
Noble reached its highest point in 2019, when 204 babies were given the name, ranking 2,186th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 627th, in 1881.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 10,261 babies have been named Noble. Half of them were born before 1948, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Noble by decade
| Decade | Babies named Noble | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 164 | 627 |
| 1890s | 247 | 840 |
| 1900s | 301 | 848 |
| 1910s | 1,271 | 868 |
| 1920s | 1,583 | 891 |
| 1930s | 943 | 1,159 |
| 1940s | 766 | 1,367 |
| 1950s | 553 | 1,905 |
| 1960s | 374 | 2,667 |
| 1970s | 287 | 2,978 |
| 1980s | 237 | 4,912 |
| 1990s | 398 | 3,988 |
| 2000s | 701 | 3,565 |
| 2010s | 1,456 | 2,186 |
| 2020s | 980 | 2,439 |
Where Noble is heading
Noble has held roughly steady over the past decade, from 156 babies in 2015 to 149 in 2025.
Names like Noble
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Noble.