Goble
Goble is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Brian Roy Goble (1957–2014), Canadian singer and musician Carole Goble, professor of Computer Science at the University of Manchester Elaine Goble, Canadian visual artist George H.
Meaning & Origin of Goble
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Goble is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Brian Roy Goble (1957–2014), Canadian singer and musician Carole Goble, professor of Computer Science at the University of Manchester Elaine Goble, Canadian visual artist George H.
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The Story of Goble
The earliest SSA record of Goble as a baby boy name dates back to 1900, when 5 babies received it. 1922 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Goble — #2,801 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Goble on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Goble last appeared in the published SSA data in 1950, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 109 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
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About the name Goble
Goble is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 109 births in the dataset. Goble's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #2,801. Use the chart and map above to compare Goble's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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