Honourable or high-born, in the historical English word association.
The exact proper-name entry explicitly links the adjective. Its lexical entry supplies the moral and aristocratic senses; neither virtue nor rank is claimed for a bearer. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=noble&oldid=94564148.
Origin
English word-associated personal name, with French and Latin lexical roots.
The exact proper-name entry explicitly derives Noble from noble. The lexical entry documents French/Latin transmission and distinguishes the unrelated Arabic Nabil resemblance. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=noble&oldid=94564148.
English pronunciation
/ˈnəʊbəl/; /ˈnoʊbəl/
English word-name reading: the exact personal-name entry derives Noble from noble. The lexical entry supplies Received Pronunciation and General American. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=noble&oldid=94564148.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2025
Boys
5 · preliminary
3153
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Boys
3
5137
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2009
Boys
3
626
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
5
14942
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2025
Boys
144
1333
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
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Meaning: Honourable or high-born, in the historical English word association.
Checked against cited source
The exact proper-name entry explicitly links the adjective. Its lexical entry supplies the moral and aristocratic senses; neither virtue nor rank is claimed for a bearer. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=noble&oldid=94564148. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Origin: English word-associated personal name, with French and Latin lexical roots.
Checked against cited source
The exact proper-name entry explicitly derives Noble from noble. The lexical entry documents French/Latin transmission and distinguishes the unrelated Arabic Nabil resemblance. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=noble&oldid=94564148. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
English pronunciation: /ˈnəʊbəl/; /ˈnoʊbəl/
Checked against cited source
English word-name reading: the exact personal-name entry derives Noble from noble. The lexical entry supplies Received Pronunciation and General American. Supporting evidence: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=noble&oldid=94564148. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adaptation: language scope and exact-name evidence condensed by Rare Baby Names; no audio or images reused. CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.