Noble

Noble: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“noble”
Origin
English
Say it
NOH-buhl · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys (95% of all uses)

From the English vocabulary word and surname Noble, ultimately from Latin nobilis. It is occasionally used as a given name.

How popular is Noble?

202453.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Noble in 2024175

2024 rank#1,231 boys

Peak year1881

Total US babies since 188010,107

Noble is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Noble

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Noble questions

What does the name Noble mean?

Noble means "noble". It comes from English. From the English vocabulary word and surname Noble, ultimately from Latin nobilis. It is occasionally used as a given name.

Is Noble a boy or girl name?

Noble is mainly a boy's name in US records (95% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Noble?

175 US babies were named Noble in 2024. Its peak year was 1881.

How do you pronounce Noble?

Noble is usually pronounced NOH-buhl.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.