Recorded 1921–1926 Girls' name Peak 1926 12 births

Nobue — girls' name

12 babies named Nobue in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s12
1920s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nobue was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nobue in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nobue

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Nobue between 1921 and 1926, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nobue currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nobue performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nobue in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nobue 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 12 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.

Nobue at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

12

Since 1921

6 years of records

Peak year

1926

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1921

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1926

Nobue popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1921

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19261921 5

Nobue by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12 births that decade — 100% of Nobue's all-time total
1920s12

Nobue by state

Where Nobue concentrates geographically — total births since 1921

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nobue
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
7 58.3%
Hawaii share of Nobue's total US births 58.3%

7 of 12 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nobue?
12 babies have been named Nobue since 1921. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Nobue most popular?
Nobue was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Nobue most popular?
The top states for the name Nobue are Hawaii (7 births).
How long has the name Nobue been used?
Nobue has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 6 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Nobue?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nobie, Noble, Nobuko, Nobia, 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, 1921–1926 (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.