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 Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. 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.