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Noble

/ˈnoʊbəl/ · 95% boys · 149 born in 2025

Noble has been given to about 10,261 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈnoʊbəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,810
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Noble per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2019 · 204
  • Born in 2025149
  • All time10,261
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Noble?

Its best year was 2019, when 204 babies were given the name, ranking 1075th. The typical living American called Noble is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in Indiana, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Noble

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cole0.70
  2. Doyle0.70
  3. Kole0.70
  4. Noe0.64
  5. Nile0.62
  6. Noel0.60
  7. Kyle0.47
  8. Dale0.47

Middle names for Noble

Ranked by flow score
  1. Noble Paul0.83
  2. Noble John0.83
  3. Noble Blake0.82
  4. Noble Wade0.82
  5. Noble Ross0.82
  6. Noble Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Noble

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Vedasister · 0.95
  2. Ambrosebrother · 0.95
  3. Merritteither · 0.95
  4. Forestbrother · 0.94
  5. Brunobrother · 0.94
  6. Theodorasister · 0.93

Where Noble is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Indiana0.01%
  2. North Carolina0.01%
  3. Georgia0.01%
  4. Illinois0.01%
  5. New York0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Noble White0.78
  2. Noble Moore0.78
  3. Noble Hill0.78
  4. Noble Hall0.78
  5. Noble Brown0.78
  6. Noble Young0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Noble

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Noble across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.