US rank #7799 Boys' name Peak 2021 262 births

Nobel — #7799 US boys' name

262 babies named Nobel in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s161930s61980s51990s222000s492010s1002020s46
#7799
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Nobel was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

14 babies were named Nobel in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nobel

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Nobel between 1918 and 2024, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nobel currently holds the #7799 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nobel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Nobel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nobel 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 262 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.

Nobel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

262

Since 1918

107 years of records

Peak year

2021

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,799

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1918

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nobel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1918

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
14
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
46810121416 20242019201420082002199319201918 6

Nobel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
100 births that decade — 38% of Nobel's all-time total
1910s181920s161930s61980s51990s222000s492010s1002020s46

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nobel?
262 babies have been named Nobel since 1918. It currently ranks #7799 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 14 births.
When was Nobel most popular?
Nobel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Nobel been used?
Nobel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 107 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nobel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Noble, Noboru, Nobuo, Noberto, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.