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

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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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202016girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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
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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 2016

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedAKMaine: #170 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 514 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedNHWashington: #208 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 893 girlsWAIdaho: #377 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsIDMontana: #157 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 470 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #186 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 792 girlsMNIllinois: #188 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 873 girlsILWisconsin: #193 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 752 girlsWIMichigan: #175 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 751 girlsMINew York: #316 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 1,497 girlsNYMassachusetts: #154 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 670 girlsMARhode Island: #154 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 476 girlsRIOregon: #263 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,013 girlsORNevada: #319 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedSDIowa: #332 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,300 girlsIAIndiana: #217 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 891 girlsINOhio: #152 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 704 girlsOHPennsylvania: #231 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsPANew Jersey: #196 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 914 girlsNJConnecticut: #190 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 725 girlsCTCalifornia: #244 for girls · 164 births · 1 in 1,242 girlsCAUtah: #293 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsUTColorado: #233 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 982 girlsCONebraska: #354 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsNEMissouri: #410 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,808 girlsMOKentucky: #418 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,826 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedWVVirginia: #150 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 675 girlsVAMaryland: #208 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 859 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedDEArizona: #344 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,473 girlsAZNew Mexico: #205 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 704 girlsNMKansas: #236 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 901 girlsKSArkansas: #285 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsARTennessee: #476 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,069 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #320 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,416 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #240 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 940 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #153 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 447 girlsDCOklahoma: #265 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,049 girlsOKLouisiana: #458 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedMSAlabama: #489 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,153 girlsALGeorgia: #374 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,657 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Noelle, so not publishedHITexas: #432 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 2,118 girlsTXFlorida: #282 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,355 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#150 · 1 in 675
  2. Ohio#152 · 1 in 704
  3. District of Columbia#153 · 1 in 447
  4. Rhode Island#154 · 1 in 476
  5. Massachusetts#154 · 1 in 670

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#150551 in 675
Ohio#152741 in 704
District of Columbia#15381 in 447
Massachusetts#154381 in 670
Rhode Island#15461 in 476
Montana#15761 in 470
Maine#17071 in 514
Michigan#175561 in 751
Minnesota#186311 in 792
Illinois#188661 in 873
Connecticut#190171 in 725
Wisconsin#193311 in 752
New Jersey#196401 in 914
New Mexico#20591 in 704
Maryland#208281 in 859
Washington#208361 in 893
Indiana#217341 in 891
Pennsylvania#231511 in 1,017
Colorado#233241 in 982
Kansas#236141 in 901
South Carolina#240191 in 940
California#2441641 in 1,242
Oregon#263151 in 1,013
Oklahoma#265161 in 1,049
Florida#282641 in 1,355
Arkansas#285111 in 1,026
Utah#293151 in 1,203
New York#316601 in 1,497
Nevada#31991 in 1,240
North Carolina#320321 in 1,416
Iowa#332101 in 1,300
Arizona#344211 in 1,473
Nebraska#35461 in 1,348
Georgia#374291 in 1,657
Idaho#37751 in 1,287
Missouri#410151 in 1,808
Kentucky#418101 in 1,826
Texas#432791 in 2,118
Louisiana#458111 in 1,908
Tennessee#476151 in 2,069
Alabama#48991 in 2,153
Alaska
Delaware
Hawaii
Mississippi
New Hampshire
North Dakota
South Dakota
Vermont
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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 2016

girls
#249
1,270 births · 1 in 1,395 girls
boys
#9,664
7 births · 1 in 271,105 boys

Top girls' names in 2016

  1. #1Emma19,550
  2. #2Olivia19,414
  3. #3Ava16,354
  4. #4Sophia16,185
  5. #5Isabella14,863
  6. #6Mia14,464
  7. #7Charlotte13,118
  8. #8Abigail11,796
  9. #9Emily11,006
  10. #10Amelia10,809
  11. #249Noelle1,270

Top boys' names in 2016

  1. #1Noah19,188
  2. #2Liam18,277
  3. #3William15,810
  4. #4Mason15,287
  5. #5James14,920
  6. #6Benjamin14,686
  7. #7Jacob14,559
  8. #8Michael14,145
  9. #9Elijah13,982
  10. #10Ethan13,855
  11. #9,664Noelle7
More about 2016

girls

1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 1,395 of them was named Noelle, which outranked 98.7% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Noelle
  1. #246Vivienne1,281
  2. #247Gemma1,274
  3. #247Joanna1,274
  4. #249Noelle1,270
  5. #250Elliana1,267
  6. #251Mckenna1,254
  7. #252Rosalie1,252
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. 2,389Kehlani#3,254#865
  2. 612Royalty#1,146#534
  3. 481Saoirse#1,448#967
  4. 396Ophelia#978#582
  5. 364Aitana#915#551
Fallers
  1. 542Caitlin#610#1,152
  2. 451Caitlyn#598#1,049
  3. 397Katelynn#652#1,049
  4. 382Kaitlynn#989#1,371
  5. 340Neriah#946#1,286

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

boys

1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 271,105 of them was named Noelle, which outranked 32.0% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Noelle
  1. #8,816Zymarion8
  2. #8,816Zyree8
  3. #8,816Zyrion8
  4. #9,664Noelle7
  5. #9,664Aagam7
  6. #9,664Aaqil7
  7. #9,664Aarit7
  8. #10,744Aadhavan6
  9. #10,744Aaravreddy6
  10. #10,744Aavin6

Tied with 1,079 names at #9,664; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
  1. 2,327Kylo#3,231#904
  2. 355Creed#1,340#985
  3. 349Benicio#1,327#978
  4. 303Adonis#698#395
  5. 291Fox#1,035#744
Fallers
  1. 477Jonael#922#1,399
  2. 238Aaden#784#1,022
  3. 233Triston#950#1,183
  4. 223Freddy#993#1,216
  5. 207Chace#934#1,141

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

See the top 100 for 2016