Is Noble a boy or girl name?
Noble is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 162 boys were named Noble, so 7.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.7% of the 10,107 US babies named Noble were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,233
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,273
- Babies named Noble since 1880
- 10,107
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 203 babies
Boys and girls named Noble, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 164 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 247 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 296 | 5 | 1.7% |
| 1910s | 1,193 | 78 | 6.1% |
| 1920s | 1,484 | 99 | 6.3% |
| 1930s | 891 | 52 | 5.5% |
| 1940s | 743 | 22 | 2.9% |
| 1950s | 542 | 11 | 2% |
| 1960s | 369 | 5 | 1.3% |
| 1970s | 287 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 237 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 393 | 5 | 1.3% |
| 2000s | 678 | 23 | 3.3% |
| 2010s | 1,350 | 105 | 7.2% |
| 2020s | 753 | 75 | 9.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 162 | #1,233 | 13 | #8,273 |
| 2023 | 153 | #1,262 | 17 | #6,847 |
| 2022 | 139 | #1,350 | 14 | #7,928 |
| 2021 | 151 | #1,264 | 14 | #7,917 |
| 2020 | 148 | #1,250 | 17 | #6,846 |
| 2019 | 187 | #1,076 | 16 | #7,248 |
| 2018 | 165 | #1,164 | 20 | #6,181 |
| 2017 | 158 | #1,184 | 18 | #6,733 |
| 2016 | 143 | #1,275 | 16 | #7,513 |
| 2015 | 145 | #1,250 | 11 | #9,973 |
| 2014 | 132 | #1,328 | 11 | #9,991 |
| 2013 | 114 | #1,455 | 7 | #14,225 |
| 2012 | 118 | #1,415 | 6 | #16,340 |
| 2011 | 92 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 96 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 72 | #1,970 | 7 | #14,811 |
| 2008 | 88 | #1,732 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 72 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 59 | #2,199 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 68 | #1,882 | 6 | #15,911 |
| 2004 | 57 | #2,094 | 5 | #18,064 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,836 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 77 | #1,594 | 5 | #17,392 |
| 2001 | 72 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 48 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 63 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 51 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 47 | #1,951 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 39 | #2,172 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 44 | #1,943 | 5 | #15,088 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,380 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 29 | #2,559 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 29 | #2,516 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 32 | #2,278 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,338 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,288 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 21 | #2,618 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 15 | #3,231 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,109 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,614 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 28 | #1,976 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 25 | #2,127 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,930 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 26 | #1,950 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 22 | #2,186 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 20 | #2,307 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 30 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,432 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 45 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 33 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 37 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 32 | #1,429 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 37 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 34 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 40 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 43 | #1,189 | 5 | #7,329 |
| 1962 | 40 | #1,239 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 41 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 40 | #1,250 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 43 | #1,191 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 54 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 48 | #1,110 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 42 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 51 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 59 | #973 | 11 | #3,648 |
| 1953 | 66 | #887 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 56 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 56 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 67 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 67 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 79 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 71 | #828 | 5 | #5,888 |
| 1946 | 71 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 61 | #793 | 5 | #5,058 |
| 1944 | 78 | #706 | 5 | #5,063 |
| 1943 | 81 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 93 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 63 | #794 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 79 | #684 | 7 | #3,757 |
| 1939 | 71 | #713 | 8 | #3,340 |
| 1938 | 82 | #666 | 7 | #3,744 |
| 1937 | 84 | #648 | 6 | #4,139 |
| 1936 | 89 | #621 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 86 | #635 | 5 | #4,717 |
| 1934 | 87 | #648 | 5 | #4,790 |
| 1933 | 93 | #604 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 90 | #630 | 8 | #3,495 |
| 1931 | 96 | #603 | 6 | #4,213 |
| 1930 | 113 | #567 | 7 | #3,946 |
| 1929 | 104 | #596 | 9 | #3,320 |
| 1928 | 127 | #544 | 5 | #5,240 |
| 1927 | 145 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 150 | #490 | 10 | #3,211 |
| 1925 | 164 | #474 | 13 | #2,732 |
| 1924 | 139 | #537 | 12 | #2,928 |
| 1923 | 146 | #508 | 7 | #4,259 |
| 1922 | 152 | #501 | 16 | #2,361 |
| 1921 | 161 | #488 | 20 | #2,029 |
| 1920 | 196 | #428 | 7 | #4,289 |
| 1919 | 190 | #427 | 13 | #2,610 |
| 1918 | 185 | #433 | 17 | #2,175 |
| 1917 | 147 | #472 | 8 | #3,619 |
| 1916 | 158 | #445 | 11 | #2,786 |
| 1915 | 141 | #464 | 7 | #3,692 |
| 1914 | 119 | #443 | 9 | #2,573 |
| 1913 | 93 | #446 | 5 | #3,562 |
| 1912 | 71 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 45 | #439 | 8 | #1,910 |
| 1910 | 44 | #403 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 31 | #458 | 5 | #2,452 |
| 1908 | 40 | #362 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 22 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 33 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 29 | #398 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 21 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 29 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 22 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 33 | #312 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 36 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 28 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 34 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 19 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 24 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 28 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 29 | #335 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 15 | #497 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 30 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 19 | #406 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 21 | #400 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 24 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 15 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 15 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 10 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 17 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 18 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 15 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 18 | #433 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 26 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #882 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Noble reached #312 in 1901. As a girl name, it reached #1,910 in 1911. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.