Boys' name · since 1900
Goble
109 babies named Goble in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Goble sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 109 recorded since 1900.
Social Security Administration records show Goble recorded 109 times among boys since 1900, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 1950.
- #16,853 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 109 born since 1900
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Goble ranks #16,853 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1900, peaking in the 1920s.
- #16,853 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 109
- born since 1900
- 1920s
- peak decade
Goble's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Goble's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Goble's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1900, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Goble popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–1950
- Peak year (1922)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Goble by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (55 births, 50% of the file).
1920s was Goble's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Goble births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 55 births (50% of all-time use).
Goble by state
Where Goble concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 32 | 29.4% |
32 of 109 births nationwide.
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What to do with Goble's data
- Goble's decade-level peak was the 1920s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Gobles (32 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Goble: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1900–1950 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Goble draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.