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 #7799

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Metric Noble Nobel
Current Rank #1231 #7799
Total Births (all years) 9,627 262
Peak Year 1920 2021
Peak Year Births 196 14
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1918

Births by Decade

Decade Noble Nobel
1880ss 164 —
1890ss 247 —
1900ss 296 —
1910ss 1,193 18
1920ss 1,484 16
1930ss 891 6
1940ss 743 —
1950ss 542 —
1960ss 369 —
1970ss 287 —
1980ss 237 5
1990ss 393 22
2000ss 678 49
2010ss 1,350 100
2020ss 753 46

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Noble Nobel
2014 132 9
2015 145 11
2016 143 10
2017 158 13
2018 165 13
2019 187 12
2020 148 11
2021 151 14
2022 139 6
2023 153 5
2024 162 10

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, 1880–2024.

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