girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Noelle

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #202 Trend ↑ Rising 10%

From French Noëlle, the feminine form of the male given name Noël.

Rank 2025
#202
among girls · ↑11 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,507
named Noelle · +4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,067
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,507 babies
All-time total
44,572
#644 all-time among girls
First recorded
1927
in Social Security records

Noelle popularity over time

44,572 babies have been named Noelle since 1927, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s 12 – 12 1 – #3,950
1930s 58 – 58 6 +383% #2,817
1940s 218 – 218 22 +276% #1,479
1950s 290 – 290 29 +33% #1,430
1960s 2,309 – 2,309 231 +696% #450
1970s 3,501 6 3,507 351 +52% #448
1980s 4,584 18 4,602 460 +31% #397
1990s 5,984 – 5,984 598 +30% #374
2000s 6,976 11 6,987 699 +17% #401
2010s 11,872 51 11,923 1,192 +71% #221
2020s (to 2025) 8,653 29 8,682 1,447 +21% #202

Where Noelle is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,530 0.95 #200
2027 1,549 0.96 #200
2028 1,566 0.97 #199
2029 1,580 0.98 #198
2030 1,592 0.99 #198

Where Noelle is most popular

Girls named Noelle per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.897 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, Hawaii, and New Hampshire.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Noelle born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Delaware 42 3.70 +313%
Hawaii 25 2.18 +143%
New Hampshire 39 2.11 +135%
Maryland 189 1.78 +99%
District of Columbia 21 1.77 +97%
Connecticut 101 1.74 +93%
Michigan 303 1.66 +85%
Virginia 264 1.55 +73%
Massachusetts 186 1.54 +71%
South Carolina 135 1.50 +67%
Ohio 351 1.48 +65%
Minnesota 155 1.44 +60%
Nevada 65 1.40 +56%
Pennsylvania 317 1.34 +49%
New Jersey 239 1.32 +48%
Idaho 44 1.31 +47%
Wisconsin 131 1.27 +42%
Indiana 178 1.27 +41%
Iowa 74 1.27 +41%
Montana 17 1.26 +40%
Arizona 176 1.25 +40%
Missouri 149 1.24 +38%
Kansas 69 1.20 +33%
South Dakota 17 1.19 +33%
Washington 172 1.19 +33%
Illinois 269 1.18 +31%
Nebraska 42 1.17 +30%
Maine 18 1.16 +30%
West Virginia 29 1.11 +23%
Colorado 121 1.08 +21%
Georgia 245 1.08 +20%
Vermont 5 1.03 +15%
New Mexico 25 1.03 +15%
North Carolina 233 1.02 +14%
Oregon 65 0.998 +11%
Louisiana 87 0.994 +11%
New York 383 0.967 +8%
Utah 78 0.937 ≈ national
California 773 0.920 ≈ national
Florida 383 0.895 ≈ national
Alabama 83 0.884 ≈ national
Rhode Island 11 0.879 ≈ national
Oklahoma 63 0.856 -5%
Tennessee 133 0.840 -6%
Arkansas 40 0.757 -16%
Kentucky 60 0.702 -22%
Texas 549 0.683 -24%
North Dakota 8 0.609 -32%
Alaska 5 0.581 -35%
Mississippi 19 0.406 -55%
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Noelle

Noelle is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #202 in 2025 with 1,507 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1927, 44,572 American babies have been named Noelle. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,507 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Noelle stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Noelle?

The median living Noelle is about 17 years old; half are between 7 and 34. An estimated 44 thousand people named Noelle are alive in the United States today.

median 17 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Noelle year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,507 #202 – –
2024 1,444 #213 7 #10,617
2023 1,457 #206 – –
2022 1,393 #210 6 #11,898
2021 1,479 #202 7 #10,482
2020 1,373 #210 9 #8,537
2019 1,401 #221 5 #13,569
2018 1,383 #229 6 #11,753
2017 1,347 #238 10 #7,978
2016 1,270 #249 7 #10,419
2015 1,284 #252 8 #9,329
2014 1,294 #250 8 #9,382
2013 1,083 #294 – –
2012 1,028 #314 7 #10,452
2011 906 #358 – –
2010 876 #366 – –
2009 742 #431 – –
2008 725 #441 – –
2007 650 #499 – –
2006 694 #455 6 #11,650
2005 653 #468 – –
2004 686 #445 – –
2003 750 #403 5 #12,206
2002 727 #401 – –
2001 639 #435 – –
2000 710 #403 – –
1995 569 #452 – –
1990 530 #460 – –
1985 493 #444 – –
1980 446 #474 – –
1975 311 #550 – –
1970 424 #477 – –
1965 227 #652 – –
1960 36 #1,914 – –
1955 38 #1,685 – –
1950 25 #1,949 – –
1945 25 #1,692 – –
1940 12 #2,538 – –
1935 6 #4,097 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Noelle, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Noelle?

The median living Noelle is about 17 years old. Half of all living Noelles are between 7 and 34 years old.

How many people named Noelle are alive today?

An estimated 44 thousand people named Noelle are alive in the United States, based on 44,572 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Noelle mean?

From French Noëlle, the feminine form of the male given name Noël.

How popular is the name Noelle in 2025?

Noelle ranked #202 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,507 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Noelle?

44,572 babies have been named Noelle in the United States since 1927, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Noelle most popular?

Noelle peaked in 2025, when 1,507 newborns received the name.

Is Noelle a boy or girl name?

Noelle is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Noelle rising or falling?

Noelle is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Noelle become more popular?

Noelle looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,592 girls named Noelle in 2030, ranking around #198. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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