Noel
#1,388 for girls in 2025, 157 births · #478 for boys in 2025, 635 births
Given to boys 77.3% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1938 · 425 births
- Debut · boys
- 10 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 52,096since 1880
Noel over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,388 | 157 | #478 | 635 |
| 2024 | #1,457 | 150 | #434 | 731 |
| 2023 | #1,310 | 173 | #451 | 686 |
| 2022 | #1,251 | 192 | #425 | 743 |
| 2021 | #1,288 | 178 | #397 | 787 |
| 2020 | #1,503 | 142 | #416 | 714 |
| 2019 | #1,180 | 199 | #395 | 791 |
| 2018 | #1,219 | 192 | #405 | 789 |
| 2017 | #1,204 | 201 | #386 | 832 |
| 2016 | #1,210 | 204 | #381 | 846 |
| 2015 | #1,190 | 212 | #375 | 862 |
| 2014 | #1,186 | 206 | #356 | 901 |
| 2013 | #1,289 | 182 | #383 | 778 |
| 2012 | #1,523 | 145 | #417 | 682 |
| 2011 | #1,382 | 165 | #456 | 587 |
| 2010 | #1,431 | 160 | #477 | 545 |
| 2009 | #1,328 | 181 | #490 | 555 |
| 2008 | #1,359 | 178 | #467 | 592 |
| 2007 | #1,274 | 193 | #439 | 636 |
| 2006 | #1,299 | 180 | #446 | 607 |
| 2005 | #1,244 | 182 | #442 | 591 |
| 2004 | #1,273 | 168 | #454 | 572 |
| 2003 | #1,169 | 185 | #483 | 514 |
| 2002 | #1,100 | 192 | #449 | 548 |
| 2001 | #1,025 | 210 | #422 | 583 |
| 2000 | #1,028 | 205 | #406 | 616 |
| 1999 | #1,023 | 199 | #419 | 562 |
| 1998 | #871 | 242 | #453 | 495 |
| 1997 | #785 | 265 | #423 | 544 |
| 1996 | #827 | 242 | #435 | 517 |
| 1995 | #859 | 226 | #437 | 521 |
| 1994 | #872 | 224 | #447 | 503 |
| 1993 | #875 | 221 | #443 | 495 |
| 1992 | #818 | 244 | #434 | 510 |
| 1991 | #765 | 269 | #422 | 536 |
| 1990 | #789 | 255 | #394 | 588 |
| 1989 | #722 | 273 | #390 | 561 |
| 1988 | #631 | 315 | #406 | 488 |
| 1987 | #587 | 336 | #403 | 463 |
| 1986 | #710 | 252 | #388 | 473 |
| 1985 | #622 | 302 | #407 | 445 |
| 1984 | #693 | 241 | #368 | 478 |
| 1983 | #738 | 221 | #376 | 462 |
| 1982 | #859 | 179 | #370 | 469 |
| 1981 | #835 | 187 | #367 | 476 |
| 1980 | #832 | 188 | #376 | 458 |
| 1979 | #841 | 185 | #357 | 494 |
| 1978 | #809 | 185 | #384 | 413 |
| 1977 | #832 | 180 | #368 | 445 |
| 1976 | #858 | 159 | #365 | 438 |
| 1975 | #801 | 172 | #340 | 501 |
| 1974 | #811 | 166 | #343 | 506 |
| 1973 | #767 | 175 | #348 | 484 |
| 1972 | #767 | 181 | #332 | 537 |
| 1971 | #735 | 204 | #304 | 643 |
| 1970 | #738 | 200 | #299 | 674 |
| 1969 | #748 | 183 | #311 | 601 |
| 1968 | #676 | 206 | #298 | 639 |
| 1967 | #606 | 245 | #309 | 571 |
| 1966 | #811 | 151 | #346 | 469 |
| 1965 | #996 | 109 | #399 | 387 |
| 1964 | #1,026 | 110 | #418 | 372 |
| 1963 | #1,169 | 87 | #411 | 384 |
| 1962 | #1,429 | 60 | #395 | 419 |
| 1961 | #1,454 | 59 | #380 | 432 |
| 1960 | #1,236 | 78 | #401 | 390 |
| 1959 | #1,262 | 72 | #373 | 448 |
| 1958 | #1,180 | 81 | #366 | 446 |
| 1957 | #1,193 | 78 | #400 | 377 |
| 1956 | #1,034 | 98 | #380 | 390 |
| 1955 | #844 | 132 | #394 | 338 |
| 1954 | #994 | 96 | #380 | 351 |
| 1953 | #954 | 98 | #377 | 336 |
| 1952 | #1,080 | 76 | #370 | 338 |
| 1951 | #982 | 90 | #382 | 317 |
| 1950 | #997 | 84 | #383 | 305 |
| 1949 | #973 | 84 | #365 | 342 |
| 1948 | #821 | 112 | #371 | 331 |
| 1947 | #775 | 123 | #348 | 382 |
| 1946 | #805 | 105 | #355 | 334 |
| 1945 | #758 | 98 | #335 | 318 |
| 1944 | #918 | 70 | #317 | 360 |
| 1943 | #922 | 71 | #311 | 397 |
| 1942 | #785 | 94 | #319 | 368 |
| 1941 | #783 | 85 | #320 | 335 |
| 1940 | #834 | 73 | #290 | 374 |
| 1939 | #930 | 57 | #276 | 396 |
| 1938 | #905 | 61 | #266 | 425 |
| 1937 | #862 | 64 | #280 | 375 |
| 1936 | #1,022 | 46 | #297 | 325 |
| 1935 | #1,073 | 42 | #297 | 339 |
| 1934 | #1,124 | 40 | #299 | 329 |
| 1933 | #1,262 | 32 | #297 | 318 |
| 1932 | #989 | 51 | #317 | 300 |
| 1931 | #1,199 | 36 | #330 | 277 |
| 1930 | #1,274 | 35 | #392 | 214 |
| 1929 | #1,339 | 32 | #369 | 241 |
| 1928 | #1,425 | 30 | #350 | 265 |
| 1927 | #2,026 | 19 | #395 | 229 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 | #422 | 205 |
| 1925 | #1,946 | 20 | #426 | 198 |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 | #436 | 196 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #446 | 187 |
| 1922 | #2,780 | 12 | #415 | 207 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #457 | 181 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | #413 | 206 |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 | #459 | 165 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 | #430 | 186 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | #408 | 192 |
| 1916 | #2,028 | 16 | #414 | 181 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #360 | 223 |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | #408 | 136 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #370 | 128 |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | #434 | 80 |
| 1911 | #2,191 | 6 | #446 | 43 |
| 1910 | — | #396 | 44 | |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #348 | 45 |
| 1908 | — | #326 | 47 | |
| 1907 | — | #396 | 32 | |
| 1906 | — | #363 | 33 | |
| 1905 | — | #319 | 39 | |
| 1904 | — | #452 | 22 | |
| 1903 | — | #360 | 28 | |
| 1902 | — | #440 | 22 | |
| 1901 | — | #487 | 16 | |
| 1900 | — | #578 | 18 | |
| 1899 | — | #402 | 21 | |
| 1898 | — | #409 | 23 | |
| 1897 | — | #584 | 13 | |
| 1896 | — | #641 | 12 | |
| 1895 | — | #491 | 17 | |
| 1894 | — | #387 | 23 | |
| 1893 | — | #615 | 11 | |
| 1892 | — | #497 | 16 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | #629 | 10 | |
| 1889 | — | #525 | 13 | |
| 1888 | — | #554 | 13 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1884 | — | #547 | 12 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | #611 | 10 | |
| 1881 | — | #487 | 13 | |
| 1880 | — | #600 | 10 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Noel was already there! It came in at #600, and was given to 10 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Noel is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Arkansas#144 · 1 in 761
- California#229 · 1 in 1,795
- Iowa#248 · 1 in 2,256
- Massachusetts#254 · 1 in 3,633
- Missouri#265 · 1 in 2,237
Best ever in a state: #81 in Rhode Island, 1936.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #144 | 18 | 1 in 761 |
| California | #229 | 10 | 1 in 1,795 |
| Iowa | #248 | 8 | 1 in 2,256 |
| Massachusetts | #254 | 8 | 1 in 3,633 |
| Missouri | #265 | 11 | 1 in 2,237 |
| Mississippi | #270 | 9 | 1 in 1,801 |
| Oklahoma | #302 | 7 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Indiana | #324 | 5 | 1 in 4,070 |
| Kentucky | #325 | 7 | 1 in 2,816 |
| Ohio | #350 | 8 | 1 in 5,076 |
| Illinois | #412 | 7 | 1 in 7,100 |
| Texas | #504 | 9 | 1 in 4,252 |
| New York | #582 | 5 | 1 in 16,055 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Noel
- 44 spots since 2024 (#434 → #478)
- 62 spots since 2020 (#416 → #478)
- 103 spots since 2015 (#375 → #478)
- Biggest jump: 367 spots in 1888 (#921 → #554)
- Biggest drop: 281 spots in 1883 (#611 → #892)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1938 at #266 (425 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,132 boys born in 2014 were named Noel (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,690 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #266 in 1938, was only 1 in 2,610 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 14.6% of all boys named Noel (7,613) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 95 | #487 (1881) | #668 |
| 1890s | 155 | #387 (1894) | #529 |
| 1900s | 302 | #319 (1905) | #407 |
| 1910s | 1,378 | #360 (1915) | #413 |
| 1920s | 2,115 | #350 (1928) | #413 |
| 1930s | 3,298 | #266 (1938) | #305 |
| 1940s | 3,541 | #290 (1940) | #333 |
| 1950s | 3,646 | #366 (1958) | #381 |
| 1960s | 4,664 | #298 (1968) | #367 |
| 1970s | 5,135 | #299 (1970) | #344 |
| 1980s | 4,773 | #367 (1981) | #385 |
| 1990s | 5,271 | #394 (1990) | #431 |
| 2000s | 5,814 | #406 (2000) | #450 |
| 2010s | 7,613 | #356 (2014) | #403 |
| 2020s | 4,296 | #397 (2021) | #434 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Noel in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 65,271 of them was named Noel, which outranked 60.7% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,949Verdell17
- #1,949Willma17
- #1,949Zina17
- #2,028Noel16
- #2,028Abby16
- #2,028Alfred16
- #2,028Alliene16
- #2,133Aiko15
- #2,133Alison15
- #2,133Alleyne15
Tied with 104 names at #2,028; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 4,918 of them was named Noel, which outranked 90.9% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).