girl's name
Naëlle
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 6,801
France
#706
2025 births
Naëlle is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 55 babies in France, ranking #706. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2017, when 505 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 10,718 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1977.
Naëlle over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 55 |
| 1990s | 170 |
| 2000s | 1,440 |
| 2010s | 3,580 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,295 |
How popular is Naëlle?
In 2025, Naëlle was given to 55 babies in France, ranking #706 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Naëlle is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Naëlle is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Naelle | Naelle is a spelling of Naëlle, used in the United States, where it ranks #7,722. | 2,991 |
Names that peaked alongside Naëlle
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Naëlle also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Naëlle over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Naëlle
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Naëlle — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Naëlle
Is Naëlle a girl's or a boy's name?
Naëlle is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Naëlle most popular?
Naëlle peaked in 2017, when 505 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Naëlle a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Naëlle currently ranks #706 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.