Girls' name · since 1917
Nobu
Nobu has 5 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1917 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #69,074 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
5 girls have been named Nobu since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Nobu has 5 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1917.
- #69,074 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5 born since 1917
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nobu ranks #69,074 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1917, peaking in the 1910s.
- #69,074 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5
- born since 1917
- 1910s
- peak decade
Nobu's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nobu popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1917
- Peak year (1917)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Nobu by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Nobu's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nobu births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Nobu by state
Where Nobu concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 100.0% |
5 of 5 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nobu's data
- California records the most Nobus (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nobu: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1917–1917 (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 Nobu 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.