Noble

Attested across 14 languages in the etymology graph.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Noble, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Loyal
• Merit
• Prosper
• Honor
• Valor
• Earnest
• Honour
• Barnes
• Justice
• Brave
• Strong
• Bright

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Noble is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name2 spellings in the group

  Also written Noblé

• Indonesian surname2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Philippines, United States, United Kingdom

  Also written Noblè

73 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Noble is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, from Middle English noble ‘well-known, noble’; first attested Peter Noble 1185 Templars (Wa)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• nickname from Middle English, Old French noble ‘high-born’, ‘distinguished’, ‘illustrious’ (Latin nobilis), denoting someone of lofty birth or character, or perhaps also ironically someone of low station. The surname has been established in Ireland since the 13th century, but was re-introduced in the 17th century and is now found mainly in Ulster.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• Americanized form of Kndbel, a surname derived from an archaic German word for a servant. This was the name of a famous rabbinical family which moved from Wiener Neustadt to Sanok in Galicia in the 17th century; several members subsequently emigrated to the U.S.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• Possibly an altered form of German Knobel or Nobel.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In English, An aristocrat; one of aristocratic blood.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• James Nobleb. 1785USAmerican politician from Indiana (1785-1831)
• Noah Nobleb. 1794USAmerican politician (1794-1844)
• Sister Niveditab. 1867GBnot in their usual nameScots-Irish social worker, author, teacher and disciple of Swami Vivekananda
• Ray Nobleb. 1903GBEnglish jazz and big band musician (1903–1978)
• Thom Nobleb. 1936GBBritish film editor
• John Nobleb. 1948AUAustralian actor and director
• Jamie Nobleb. 1976USAmerican professional wrestler
• Samantha Nobleb. 1984AUAustralian actress
• Mark Nobleb. 1987GBEnglish association football player (born 1987)
• Bailey Nobleb. 1990USAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Noble mean, and where does it come from?

nickname for someone of high birth or noble character, or ironically for a mean-spirited low-born person; also anglicization of Jewish Knobel Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].

What are other forms of the name Noble?

In the etymology graph, Nobleza is a form of the same name in other languages.

How do you pronounce Noble?

In Spanish /noble/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.

In which country does Noble have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 42 thousand people named Noble, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled noble.

Where is Noble most common?

Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Noble is densest in Uruguay — about 1 in 658 people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.

How common is the name Noble?

In the United States, the national register counted 41,667 people named Noble in 2010, about 1 in 8.0 thousand residents.

How common is Noble compared with other names?

In the United States, Noble is the 724th most common surname of 6,282,806 surnames recorded there.