Nobuo
Meaning
meaning depends on the kanji chosen; a classic masculine name
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Nobuo has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
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Popularity in Brazil
173 people · the #28,136 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 75
Among people named Nobuo 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 Nobuo
Most people given the name Nobuo in the United States were born between 1920 and 1939. The Nobuo 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.
The Nobuo deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Nobuo truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Nobuo fits with your family’s names and surname.
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