Goble — boys' name

What the Data Says About Goble

The Social Security Administration has registered 109 babies named Goble between 1900 and 1950, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Goble currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Goble performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 55 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Goble shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 32 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Goble in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Goble in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 109 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.