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Noble Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Noble?

The uncommon name Noble was the 1,180th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Noble, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Position 312, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1901.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1920 with 196 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Noble in any given year was 6 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Noble occurred roughly during the years 1886-1892, 1909-1918, 1992-1995, 1996-1999, 2004-2008, and 2009-2015, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1881-1886, 1953-1956, and 1981-1984.

Where is the name Noble popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

The popularity trend for Noble has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Noble has risen.

The name Noble is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Noble (Girl)Noble (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 19 6,407 161 1,180
2017 18 6,717 157 1,184
2016 16 7,488 142 1,280
2015 11 9,954 145 1,250
2014 11 9,980 131 1,331
2013 7 14,196 114 1,453
2012 6 16,315 117 1,423
2011 < 5 -- 92 1,650
2010 < 5 -- 96 1,634
2009 7 14,799 71 1,983
2008 < 5 -- 88 1,731
2007 < 5 -- 72 1,967
2006 < 5 -- 59 2,198
2005 6 15,910 68 1,882
2004 5 18,055 57 2,094
2003 < 5 -- 65 1,835
2002 5 17,390 77 1,594
2001 < 5 -- 72 1,643
2000 < 5 -- 48 2,118
1999 < 5 -- 63 1,683
1998 < 5 -- 51 1,918
1997 < 5 -- 47 1,951
1996 < 5 -- 39 2,172
1995 5 15,087 44 1,942
1994 < 5 -- 33 2,379
1993 < 5 -- 29 2,558
1992 < 5 -- 29 2,516
1991 < 5 -- 33 2,215
1990 < 5 -- 26 2,601
1989 < 5 -- 29 2,337
1988 < 5 -- 27 2,287
1987 < 5 -- 21 2,616
1986 < 5 -- 15 3,231
1985 < 5 -- 27 2,110
1984 < 5 -- 12 3,611
1983 < 5 -- 26 2,059
1982 < 5 -- 28 1,975
1981 < 5 -- 25 2,126
1980 < 5 -- 27 2,037
1979 < 5 -- 28 1,930
1978 < 5 -- 26 1,946
1977 < 5 -- 22 2,188
1976 < 5 -- 20 2,305
1975 < 5 -- 30 1,694
1974 < 5 -- 17 2,430
1973 < 5 -- 46 1,228
1972 < 5 -- 29 1,629
1971 < 5 -- 33 1,516
1970 < 5 -- 37 1,390
1969 < 5 -- 32 1,430
1968 < 5 -- 37 1,256
1967 < 5 -- 26 1,529
1966 < 5 -- 36 1,275
1965 < 5 -- 34 1,331
1964 < 5 -- 40 1,229
1963 5 7,330 42 1,209
1962 < 5 -- 41 1,224
1961 < 5 -- 41 1,244
1960 < 5 -- 40 1,250
1959 < 5 -- 43 1,191
1958 < 5 -- 54 1,045
1957 < 5 -- 48 1,112
1956 < 5 -- 42 1,179
1955 < 5 -- 51 1,062
1954 11 3,650 59 971
1953 < 5 -- 66 888
1952 < 5 -- 56 959
1951 < 5 -- 56 940
1950 < 5 -- 67 834
1949 < 5 -- 67 841
1948 < 5 -- 79 764
1947 5 5,889 71 827
1946 < 5 -- 71 791
1945 5 5,057 61 793
1944 5 5,064 78 706
1943 < 5 -- 81 719
1942 < 5 -- 93 671
1941 < 5 -- 63 794
1940 7 3,757 79 684
1939 8 3,340 71 713
1938 7 3,744 82 667
1937 6 4,139 84 649
1936 < 5 -- 89 621
1935 5 4,717 86 634
1934 5 4,789 87 648
1933 < 5 -- 93 604
1932 8 3,496 90 630
1931 6 4,215 96 603
1930 7 3,947 113 566
1929 9 3,321 104 597
1928 5 5,237 127 543
1927 < 5 -- 145 505
1926 10 3,212 150 490
1925 13 2,732 164 474
1924 12 2,927 139 537
1923 7 4,259 146 508
1922 16 2,361 152 501
1921 20 2,028 161 488
1920 7 4,289 196 427
1919 13 2,610 190 427
1918 17 2,175 185 433
1917 8 3,619 147 472
1916 11 2,786 158 445
1915 7 3,693 141 464
1914 9 2,573 119 443
1913 5 3,562 93 446
1912 < 5 -- 71 468
1911 8 1,911 45 439
1910 < 5 -- 44 403
1909 5 2,452 31 458
1908 < 5 -- 40 362
1907 < 5 -- 22 505
1906 < 5 -- 33 374
1905 < 5 -- 29 398
1904 < 5 -- 21 476
1903 < 5 -- 29 358
1902 < 5 -- 22 452
1901 < 5 -- 33 312
1900 < 5 -- 36 372
1899 < 5 -- 28 343
1898 < 5 -- 34 331
1897 < 5 -- 19 449
1896 < 5 -- 24 404
1895 < 5 -- 28 355
1894 < 5 -- 29 335
1893 < 5 -- 15 497
1892 < 5 -- 30 346
1891 < 5 -- 19 406
1890 < 5 -- 21 400
1889 < 5 -- 24 367
1888 < 5 -- 15 519
1887 < 5 -- 15 448
1886 < 5 -- 10 631
1885 < 5 -- 17 454
1884 < 5 -- 18 443
1883 < 5 -- 15 475
1882 < 5 -- 18 433
1881 < 5 -- 26 321
1880 < 5 -- 6 882

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.