Recorded 1917–1938 Boys' name Peak 1929 37 births

Nobert — boys' name

37 babies named Nobert in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s261930s6
1920s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Nobert was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nobert in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nobert

The Social Security Administration has registered 37 babies named Nobert between 1917 and 1938, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nobert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nobert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nobert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nobert 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 37 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.

Nobert at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

37

Since 1917

22 years of records

Peak year

1929

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1917

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1938

Nobert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1917

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1929)
11
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4681012 19381929192819231917 5

Nobert by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
26 births that decade — 70% of Nobert's all-time total
1910s51920s261930s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nobert?
37 babies have been named Nobert since 1917. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1929 with 11 births.
When was Nobert most popular?
Nobert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Nobert been used?
Nobert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 22 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Nobert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Noble, Noboru, Nobel, Nobuo, 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, 1917–1938 (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.