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boys' name ★ peaked 1920

Noboru

Gender Boy Rank 2025 Below top lists
Rank 2025
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among boys
Babies in 2025
<5
named Noboru
How common
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boys born in 2025
Peak year
1920
34 babies
All-time total
484
#8,049 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Noboru popularity over time

484 babies have been named Noboru since 1912, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1920Boys

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 Boys Per year Change Best rank
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1910s 147 15 – #1,309
1920s 260 26 +77% #1,246
1930s 72 7 -72% #1,590
1940s 5 1 -93% #3,641
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The story of Noboru

Noboru 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 1912, 484 American babies have been named Noboru. Its peak came in 1920, when 34 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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 Noboru stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

Noboru year by year

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

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1930 22 #1,590
1925 22 #1,663
1920 34 #1,246
1915 21 #1,541
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Famous people named Noboru

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Noboru Takeshita Noboru Takeshita Prime Minister of Japan from 1987 to 1989 1924–2000 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Noboru Shimura Japanese footballer b. 1993 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Noboru Terada Noboru Terada Japanese swimmer (1917–1986) Contemporary
  4. 4 Noboru Kohara Soccer player, Japan b. 1983 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Noboru Nakayama Soccer player, Japan b. 1987 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How popular is the name Noboru in 2025?

Noboru 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 Noboru?

484 babies have been named Noboru in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Noboru most popular?

Noboru peaked in 1920, when 34 newborns received the name.

Is Noboru a boy or girl name?

Noboru is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Noboru rising or falling?

Noboru has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Who are famous people named Noboru?

Well-known people named Noboru include Noboru Takeshita (politician), Noboru Shimura (soccer player), Noboru Terada (athlete).

Names like Noboru

Names that sound and feel close to Noboru: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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