Total births
19
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.
- 19
- total births
- 1921–1945
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that 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.
- 19 total births
- 1921–1945 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
19 boys have been named Noyes since 1921, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1945.
- 19
- total births
- 1921–1945
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Noyes was born in this single decade.
1929
Single peak year
8 babies were named Noyes in 1929 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 1945Peak year
1929
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1921
Noyes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1945
- Peak year (1929)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Noyes by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1940s
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 13 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Noyes? ▼
Since 1921, Social Security records show 19 babies named Noyes. The most recent recorded year was 1945. Its busiest year on record was 1929, with 8 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Noyes: Baby Name Since 1921 - 19 Births, Peak 1929." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/noyes. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.