Boys' name · since 1918
Nobel
Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 276 babies named Nobel, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,110 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,496 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 276
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nobel is the #6496 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 276 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Nobel recorded 276 times among boys since 1918, holding rank #6496 nationally today, ahead of 53% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #11,110 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,496 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 276 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nobel ranks #11,110 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,496 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 276 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,110 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,496 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 276
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nobel's 276 recorded births place it above 75.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nobel compares
276 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nobel's all-time total is 25% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nobel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 276 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nobel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nobel's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nobel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Nobel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (100 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Nobel's strongest decade.
100 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Nobel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 18
1910s
18 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
49 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 100 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Nobel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (100 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nobel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Nobel 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.