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

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
2025 · 1,507 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
44,457
since 1927

Noelle over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Noelle has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201963girlsat peak
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2021,507—
2024#2131,444#9,8947
2023#2061,457—
2022#2101,393#10,8636
2021#2021,479#9,7147
2020#2101,373#8,0679
2019#2211,401#12,1455
2018#2291,383#10,7606
2017#2381,347#7,54610
2016#2491,270#9,6647
2015#2521,284#8,7448
2014#2501,294#8,7818
2013#2941,083—
2012#3131,028#9,7097
2011#356906—
2010#366876—
2009#429742—
2008#441725—
2007#499650—
2006#454694#10,6626
2005#467653—
2004#445686—
2003#403750#10,8945
2002#401727—
2001#434639—
2000#403710—
1999#433635—
1998#404678—
1997#374724—
1996#413624—
1995#451569—
1994#463547—
1993#462543—
1992#451552—
1991#437582—
1990#460530—
1989#470513#7,9055
1988#409579—
1987#397581—
1986#486441—
1985#444493—
1984#470441#6,3155
1983#486404—
1982#583312—
1981#523374#4,5098
1980#474446—
1979#447457—
1978#455436—
1977#449445#5,1236
1976#541322—
1975#550311—
1974#628247—
1973#625244—
1972#589272—
1971#533343—
1970#477424—
1969#460442—
1968#449454—
1967#460422—
1966#497354—
1965#649227—
1964#774178—
1963#1,056103—
1962#1,69045—
1961#1,62748—
1960#1,88736—
1959#1,82037—
1958#1,41756—
1957#2,27624—
1956#1,96830—
1955#1,66738—
1954#2,12225—
1953#2,43119—
1952#2,32720—
1951#2,57716—
1950#1,91125—
1949#2,13421—
1948#1,82027—
1947#1,46141—
1946#1,80825—
1945#1,66025—
1944#1,91620—
1943#2,25116—
1942#2,11717—
1941#2,27214—
1940#2,42412—
1939#3,4297—
1938#3,1818—
1937#2,73510—
1936#2,68910—
1935#3,7426—
1934#4,2865—
1933#3,7536—
1932——
1931#3,8486—
1930——
1929#3,6827—
1928——
1927#4,8055—
1926——
1925——
1924——
1923——
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918——
1917——
1916——
1915——
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1927

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 1963

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedILWisconsin: #524 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,158 girlsWIMichigan: #707 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,437 girlsMINew York: #617 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 7,421 girlsNYMassachusetts: #517 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,623 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedPANew Jersey: #484 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,227 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #822 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 10,242 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. New Jersey#484 · 1 in 5,227
  2. Massachusetts#517 · 1 in 8,623
  3. Wisconsin#524 · 1 in 8,158
  4. New York#617 · 1 in 7,421
  5. Michigan#707 · 1 in 11,437

Best ever in a state: #54 in Hawaii, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Jersey#484111 in 5,227
Massachusetts#51761 in 8,623
Wisconsin#52451 in 8,158
New York#617221 in 7,421
Michigan#70771 in 11,437
California#822171 in 10,242
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Florida———
Georgia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Illinois———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Minnesota———
Mississippi———
Missouri———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
North Carolina———
North Dakota———
Ohio———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Pennsylvania———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Tennessee———
Texas———
Utah———
Vermont———
Virginia———
Washington———
West Virginia———
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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
98 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1927
  • Peaked 2025 at #202 (1,507 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 62 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 62 yrs · run 1964–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,067
  • Highest: 1 in 1,067 girls born in 2025 were named Noelle (0.09%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 26.7% of all girls named Noelle (11,872) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s12#3,682 (1929)#4,244
1930s58#2,689 (1936)#3,458
1940s218#1,461 (1947)#1,986
1950s290#1,417 (1958)#2,052
1960s2,309#449 (1968)#955
1970s3,501#447 (1979)#529
1980s4,584#397 (1987)#474
1990s5,984#374 (1997)#435
2000s6,976#401 (2002)#438
2010s11,872#221 (2019)#277
2020s8,653#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 1963

girls
#1,056
103 births · 1 in 18,714 girls

Top girls' names in 1963

  1. #1Lisa56,047
  2. #2Mary41,546
  3. #3Susan33,991
  4. #4Karen32,492
  5. #5Linda27,727
  6. #6Donna25,405
  7. #7Patricia25,374
  8. #8Lori23,899
  9. #9Sandra21,621
  10. #10Cynthia21,589
  11. #1,056Noelle103
More about 1963

girls

1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 18,714 of them was named Noelle, which outranked 86.2% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Noelle
  1. #1,052Cherrie104
  2. #1,052Loree104
  3. #1,052Mable104
  4. #1,056Noelle103
  5. #1,056Carmelita103
  6. #1,056Darline103
  7. #1,056Karie103
  8. #1,065Angeline102
  9. #1,065Clarice102
  10. #1,065Demetria102

Tied with 8 names at #1,056; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1962
Risers
  1. ↑ 631Zena#1,323 → #692
  2. ↑ 623Zina#992 → #369
  3. ↑ 540Trisha#1,020 → #480
  4. ↑ 457Shirl#1,304 → #847
  5. ↑ 396Glynis#992 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,195Marnita#727 → #1,922
  2. ↓ 255Velvet#623 → #878
  3. ↓ 235Delphine#904 → #1,139
  4. ↓ 224Rosita#934 → #1,158
  5. ↓ 197Lindy#885 → #1,082

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1963 →