Noelle

girls’ nameAt its peakCompare

Noelle is ranked 215th among girls in 2024 (1,433 births). Its best rank was 202nd, in 2021.

Rank in 2024: #215down 9 from 2023
Births in 2024: 1,4330.09% of girls
Peak year: 20211,477 births
Best rank: #202in 2021
Since 1927: 42,931people given the name

Babies named Noelle, by year of birthgirls

The story in the numbers

42,931 girls have been named Noelle in the United States since 1927, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 1,477 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2006, and the 2010s alone account for 28%. It has spent 61 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Noelle
1920s	12
1930s	58
1940s	218
1950s	290
1960s	2,309
1970s	3,501
1980s	4,584
1990s	5,984
2000s	6,975
2010s	11,870
2020s	7,130

In 2021, its biggest year

Noelle was the 202nd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2021 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Ava. See all of 2021.

Names that rose and fell with Noelle

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.