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Noboru

boy name
Origin
Japanese
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

to rise, ascend

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Noboru has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

162 people · the #29,495 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 74

1930s1940s1950s

Among people named Noboru living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Noboru

Most people given the name Noboru in the United States were born between 1930 and 1949. The Noboru you meet today is most often in his 80s or 90s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Noboru

Minoru Shigeru Masaru Tsutomu Susumu Nobuo

The Noboru deep dive

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