Noelle
#202 for girls in 2025, 1,507 births · Last seen for boys in 2024 at #9,894
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 1,507 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 44,457since 1927
Noelle over time
Rank among girls' names. Noelle has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | #202 | 1,507 | — | |
| 2024 | #213 | 1,444 | #9,894 | 7 |
| 2023 | #206 | 1,457 | — | |
| 2022 | #210 | 1,393 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #202 | 1,479 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2020 | #210 | 1,373 | #8,067 | 9 |
| 2019 | #221 | 1,401 | #12,145 | 5 |
| 2018 | #229 | 1,383 | #10,760 | 6 |
| 2017 | #238 | 1,347 | #7,546 | 10 |
| 2016 | #249 | 1,270 | #9,664 | 7 |
| 2015 | #252 | 1,284 | #8,744 | 8 |
| 2014 | #250 | 1,294 | #8,781 | 8 |
| 2013 | #294 | 1,083 | — | |
| 2012 | #313 | 1,028 | #9,709 | 7 |
| 2011 | #356 | 906 | — | |
| 2010 | #366 | 876 | — | |
| 2009 | #429 | 742 | — | |
| 2008 | #441 | 725 | — | |
| 2007 | #499 | 650 | — | |
| 2006 | #454 | 694 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #467 | 653 | — | |
| 2004 | #445 | 686 | — | |
| 2003 | #403 | 750 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #401 | 727 | — | |
| 2001 | #434 | 639 | — | |
| 2000 | #403 | 710 | — | |
| 1999 | #433 | 635 | — | |
| 1998 | #404 | 678 | — | |
| 1997 | #374 | 724 | — | |
| 1996 | #413 | 624 | — | |
| 1995 | #451 | 569 | — | |
| 1994 | #463 | 547 | — | |
| 1993 | #462 | 543 | — | |
| 1992 | #451 | 552 | — | |
| 1991 | #437 | 582 | — | |
| 1990 | #460 | 530 | — | |
| 1989 | #470 | 513 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #409 | 579 | — | |
| 1987 | #397 | 581 | — | |
| 1986 | #486 | 441 | — | |
| 1985 | #444 | 493 | — | |
| 1984 | #470 | 441 | #6,315 | 5 |
| 1983 | #486 | 404 | — | |
| 1982 | #583 | 312 | — | |
| 1981 | #523 | 374 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #474 | 446 | — | |
| 1979 | #447 | 457 | — | |
| 1978 | #455 | 436 | — | |
| 1977 | #449 | 445 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | #541 | 322 | — | |
| 1975 | #550 | 311 | — | |
| 1974 | #628 | 247 | — | |
| 1973 | #625 | 244 | — | |
| 1972 | #589 | 272 | — | |
| 1971 | #533 | 343 | — | |
| 1970 | #477 | 424 | — | |
| 1969 | #460 | 442 | — | |
| 1968 | #449 | 454 | — | |
| 1967 | #460 | 422 | — | |
| 1966 | #497 | 354 | — | |
| 1965 | #649 | 227 | — | |
| 1964 | #774 | 178 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,056 | 103 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,690 | 45 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,627 | 48 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,887 | 36 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,820 | 37 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,417 | 56 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,276 | 24 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,968 | 30 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,667 | 38 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,122 | 25 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,431 | 19 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,327 | 20 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,577 | 16 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,911 | 25 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,134 | 21 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,820 | 27 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,461 | 41 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,808 | 25 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,660 | 25 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,916 | 20 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,251 | 16 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,117 | 17 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,272 | 14 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,424 | 12 | — | |
| 1939 | #3,429 | 7 | — | |
| 1938 | #3,181 | 8 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,735 | 10 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | — | |
| 1935 | #3,742 | 6 | — | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,753 | 6 | — | |
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| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | — | |
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| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
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| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Noelle! It came in at #4,805, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1927–1928, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Noelle is popular in 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Delaware#113 · 1 in 338
- Michigan#121 · 1 in 548
- Nevada#125 · 1 in 513
- Connecticut#132 · 1 in 523
- Ohio#139 · 1 in 640
Best ever in a state: #54 in Hawaii, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #113 | 7 | 1 in 338 |
| Michigan | #121 | 70 | 1 in 548 |
| Nevada | #125 | 19 | 1 in 513 |
| Connecticut | #132 | 23 | 1 in 523 |
| Ohio | #139 | 76 | 1 in 640 |
| Maryland | #143 | 36 | 1 in 614 |
| New Hampshire | #148 | 8 | 1 in 463 |
| Massachusetts | #149 | 37 | 1 in 672 |
| New Jersey | #151 | 51 | 1 in 714 |
| Virginia | #158 | 49 | 1 in 706 |
| Pennsylvania | #162 | 67 | 1 in 728 |
| Indiana | #168 | 40 | 1 in 710 |
| West Virginia | #168 | 10 | 1 in 547 |
| Wisconsin | #169 | 31 | 1 in 693 |
| Illinois | #170 | 60 | 1 in 807 |
| Arizona | #179 | 37 | 1 in 750 |
| Minnesota | #183 | 31 | 1 in 719 |
| Washington | #183 | 37 | 1 in 798 |
| South Carolina | #189 | 24 | 1 in 738 |
| Idaho | #191 | 10 | 1 in 643 |
| Nebraska | #193 | 11 | 1 in 660 |
| Florida | #198 | 87 | 1 in 961 |
| District of Columbia | #206 | 5 | 1 in 554 |
| Missouri | #207 | 29 | 1 in 853 |
| California | #218 | 158 | 1 in 1,105 |
| New York | #236 | 72 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Iowa | #254 | 13 | 1 in 899 |
| Colorado | #261 | 21 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Texas | #261 | 124 | 1 in 1,254 |
| Oregon | #265 | 13 | 1 in 1,057 |
| Georgia | #266 | 41 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Kansas | #268 | 12 | 1 in 965 |
| New Mexico | #270 | 6 | 1 in 834 |
| North Carolina | #274 | 39 | 1 in 1,156 |
| Utah | #287 | 15 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Kentucky | #316 | 14 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Louisiana | #321 | 16 | 1 in 1,163 |
| Alabama | #385 | 13 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Tennessee | #388 | 20 | 1 in 1,561 |
| Oklahoma | #394 | 10 | 1 in 1,487 |
| Arkansas | #431 | 7 | 1 in 1,554 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Noelle
- 11 spots since 2024 (#213 → #202)
- 8 spots since 2020 (#210 → #202)
- 50 spots since 2015 (#252 → #202)
- Biggest jump: 282 spots in 1964 (#1,056 → #774)
- Biggest drop: 61 spots in 1989 (#409 → #470)
- Debuted 1927
- Peaked 2025 at #202 (1,507 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1964–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,067 girls born in 2025 were named Noelle (0.09%)
- 26.7% of all girls named Noelle (11,872) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 12 | #3,682 (1929) | #4,244 |
| 1930s | 58 | #2,689 (1936) | #3,458 |
| 1940s | 218 | #1,461 (1947) | #1,986 |
| 1950s | 290 | #1,417 (1958) | #2,052 |
| 1960s | 2,309 | #449 (1968) | #955 |
| 1970s | 3,501 | #447 (1979) | #529 |
| 1980s | 4,584 | #397 (1987) | #474 |
| 1990s | 5,984 | #374 (1997) | #435 |
| 2000s | 6,976 | #401 (2002) | #438 |
| 2010s | 11,872 | #221 (2019) | #277 |
| 2020s | 8,653 | #202 (2025) | #207 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Noelle in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 1,109 of them was named Noelle, which outranked 98.9% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 249,926 of them was named Noelle, which outranked 31.1% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #8,825Zyhaire8
- #8,825Zykeem8
- #8,825Zymari8
- #9,714Noelle7
- #9,714Aadav7
- #9,714Aadhan7
- #9,714Aadhavan7
- #10,799Aadiv6
- #10,799Aahaan6
- #10,799Aalim6
Tied with 1,084 names at #9,714; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.