Girls' name · since 1921
Nobue
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.
- #52,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nobue is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1921.
Social Security Administration records show Nobue recorded 12 times among girls since 1921, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1926.
- #52,167 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1921
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nobue ranks #52,167 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.
- #52,167 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1921
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nobue's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
Nobue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nobue splits its recorded history at 1926: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nobue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1926
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Nobue by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Nobue's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Nobue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Nobue by state
Where Nobue concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 7 | 58.3% |
7 of 12 births nationwide.
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- Hawaii records the most Nobues (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nobue: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~5 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, 1921–1926 (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 Nobue 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.