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Noel

Girl's name · #1395 in the US (2025) · 80s wave

19% girls · 81% boys — About 81% of babies named Noel in recent years have been boys. Noel →

Popularity over time

Noel's best rank, #587, came in 1987; it has settled back to #1395 today. Roughly 15,000 girls have been named Noel since 1909.

Across the states

See where Noel is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Noels

• Noel Neill — American actress (1920–2016)
• Noel Barrionuevo — Field hockey player
• Noël Wells — American actress
• Noel Streatfeild — British children's author (1895–1986)
• Noel Francis — American stage actor (1906–1959)

In stories & tradition

• Noel Vermillion — BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (video game)
• Noel^ko — Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch (manga)
• Noël Kannagi — Sound of the Sky (anime series)

What Noels become

Among 1,468 notable people named Noel:

Sports figures appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Noel Barrionuevo, Argentine field hockey player (born 1984).

Spellings & nicknames

Noel is the less common spelling of Noelle — about 9% of babies given the name are written this way; Noelle itself ranked #202 in 2025.

Similar names: Noella · Jacklyn · Noemi · Cecily · Chanel · Novah

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