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Noble

Boy's name · #1337 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Noble is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1901, when it ranked #312. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 9,800 boys since 1880, ranked #1337 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#3,117 in Canada (2024).

Famous Nobles

• Noble Johnson — African-American actor and film producer (1881–1978)
• Noble Willingham — American actor (1931–2004)
• Noble Sissle — African-American jazz musician (1889–1975)
• Noble Okello — Canadian soccer player
• Noble Drew Ali — Founder of the Moorish Science Temple of America (1886–1929)

In stories & tradition

• Noble Kale — Marvel Comics
• Noble Six — Halo: Reach (video game)

What Nobles become

Among 86 notable people named Noble:

Political leaders appear 2.04× more often than among typical names — e.g. Noble Jones Gregory, American politician (1897–1971).

Similar names: Palmer · Nolen · Lyle · Cecil · Carmine · Pete

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