How Many People Are Named Noble?
An estimated 5,233 people in the United States have the first name Noble. It is predominantly male (95.3%). The average bearer is 34 years old, and Noble peaked in popularity in 1919 with 203 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Noble as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Noble paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Noble is overwhelmingly male, 480 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
5,233
About 1 in 65,499 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.3% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1919
203 births
Total Registered
10,107
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Noble
Noble is predominantly male (95.3%), though 480 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Noble as a male name
Ranked #1,233 in 2024
162 male births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (196 births)
Noble as a female name
Ranked #8,273 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (20 births)
Noble: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Noble span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,583 babies were registered. While Noble is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Noble by Decade
How has Noble tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Noble by State
Birth registrations for Noble span all 31 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Indiana, Kentucky. The lowest are in Utah, South Carolina, New Jersey. On average, about 144 Nobles were registered per state.
Noble + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Noble as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Noble
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Noble: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Noble?
We estimate approximately 5,233 people named Noble are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 65,499 Americans share this first name.
Is Noble a common name?
Noble is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10,107 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Noble most popular?
Noble reached peak popularity in 1919, when 203 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Noble is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Noble a male name?
Noble is predominantly male. 95.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Noble Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Noble Smith, Noble Johnson, Noble Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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