Noble

“Of high rank or honorable character; aristocratic” — Latin, via the English word noble origin

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

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.

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

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 — Earth-616
Noble Six — Halo: Reach
Noble Sissle — Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed

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 · Emile · Cecil · Carmine · Pete

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