Girls' name · since 1890
Nobie
496 babies named Nobie in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 496
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Nobie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 496 have been recorded since 1890.
Social Security Administration records show Nobie recorded 496 times among girls since 1890, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1890 to 1956.
- #11,922 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 496 born since 1890
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nobie ranks #11,922 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 496 born since 1890, peaking in the 1910s.
- #11,922 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 496
- born since 1890
- 1910s
- peak decade
Nobie's 496 recorded births place it above 83.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Nobie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nobie's full recorded timeline at 1921, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1891, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nobie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1890–1956
- Peak year (1916)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Nobie by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (156 births, 31% of the file).
1910s was Nobie's strongest decade.
156 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Nobie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 40
1890s
40 births
- 1900s
1900s
73 births
- 1910s
1910s
156 births
- 1920s
1920s
106 births
- 1930s 56
1930s
56 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 156 births (31% of all-time use).
Nobie by state
Where Nobie concentrates geographically, total births since 1890
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 15 | 3.0% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 13 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 7 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
15 of 496 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nobie's data
- Nobie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (156 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Nobies (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nobie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1890–1956 (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 Nobie 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.