Boys' name · since 1921

Noyes

Noyes has 19 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1929 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#29,462 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade

Noyes is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 19 have been recorded since 1921.

Noyes has 19 recorded births among boys since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1945.

  • #29,462 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 19 born since 1921
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noyes ranks #29,462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 19 born since 1921, peaking in the 1920s.

#29,462 of 45,481
all-time among boys
19
born since 1921
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Noyes's 19 recorded births place it above 35.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Noyes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Noyes's full recorded timeline at 1929, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Noyes popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1945

Last recorded 1945
Peak year (1929)
8
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
456789 192119291945 6

Noyes by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (13 births, 68% of the file).

1920s was Noyes's strongest decade.

13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Noyes births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 13 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noyes? ▼
Since 1921, Social Security records show 19 babies named Noyes. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #29,462 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1945. Its busiest year on record was 1929, with 8 births.
Where does Noyes sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noyes ranks #29,462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Noyes most popular? ▼
Noyes was most popular in the 1920s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Noyes been used? ▼
Records for Noyes go back to 1921, giving 25 years of history through 1945.
What names are similar to Noyes? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Noyan, Noy. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Noyes's data

  • Noyes's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Noyes

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Two nationwide peer axes for Noyes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1921–1945 (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 Noyes 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.