Recorded 1915–1921 Girls' name Peak 1915 21 births

Nobia — girls' name

21 babies named Nobia in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s10
1910s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Nobia was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nobia in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nobia

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Nobia between 1915 and 1921, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nobia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1921. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nobia performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nobia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nobia 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 21 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.

Nobia at a glance

Last recorded 1921

Total births

21

Since 1915

7 years of records

Peak year

1915

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1921

Active since

1915

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1921

Nobia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1915

Last recorded 1921
Peak year (1915)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 1921192019161915 6

Nobia by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
11 births that decade — 52% of Nobia's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nobia?
21 babies have been named Nobia since 1915. It was last recorded in 1921. The peak year was 1915 with 6 births.
When was Nobia most popular?
Nobia was most popular in the 1910s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Nobia been used?
Nobia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 7 years of data through 1921.
What names are similar to Nobia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nobie, Noble, Nobuko, Nobue, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1915–1921 (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.