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?
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.
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.