Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1916

Nobie

Gender Girl Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among girls
Babies in 2025
<5
named Nobie
How common
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girls born in 2025
Peak year
1916
24 babies
All-time total
496
#11,914 all-time among girls
First recorded
1890
in Social Security records

Nobie popularity over time

496 babies have been named Nobie since 1890, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1890Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 40 4 – #925
1900s 73 7 +83% #996
1910s 156 16 +114% #1,158
1920s 106 11 -32% #2,239
1930s 56 6 -47% #2,683
1940s 42 4 -25% #3,425
1950s 23 2 -45% #4,221
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The story of Nobie

Nobie is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1890, 496 American babies have been named Nobie. Its peak came in 1916, when 24 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Nobie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Nobie year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

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1950 8 #4,221
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1940 6 #4,218
1935 5 #4,716
1930 5 #5,067
1925 9 #3,586
1920 17 #2,239
1915 21 #1,662
1910 11 #1,488
1905 5 #2,151
1900 6 #1,872
1895 – –
1890 10 #925
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Nobie, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How popular is the name Nobie in 2025?

Nobie did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Nobie?

496 babies have been named Nobie in the United States since 1890, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Nobie most popular?

Nobie peaked in 1916, when 24 newborns received the name.

Is Nobie a boy or girl name?

Nobie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Nobie rising or falling?

Nobie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

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