Noble vs Nobel

Side-by-side comparison of Noble and Nobel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Noble

Boy name · Rank #1231

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Name B

Nobel

Boy name · Rank #7836

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Noble Nobel
Current Rank #1231 #7836
Total Births (all years) 9,775 276
Peak Year 1920 2021
Peak Year Births 196 14
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Noble Nobel
1880s 164 -
1890s 247 -
1900s 296 -
1910s 1,193 18
1920s 1,484 16
1930s 891 6
1940s 744 -
1950s 542 -
1960s 369 -
1970s 287 -
1980s 237 5
1990s 393 22
2000s 678 49
2010s 1,351 100
2020s 899 60

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Noble Nobel
2014 132 9
2015 145 11
2016 143 10
2017 158 13
2018 165 13
2019 188 12
2020 149 11
2021 151 14
2022 139 6
2023 153 6
2024 163 10
2025 144 13

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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