girl's name

Noele

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 2,680

Noele is a girl's name. In 2013 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Noele is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1947, when 85 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Noele over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 1980s. The striped bar is the 1980s, still in progress — it covers 1980 to 1982, not a full ten years.

620
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80
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Births named Noele by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 260
1910s 295
1920s 440
1930s 520
1940s 620
1950s 255
1960s 65
1970s 85
1980s (to 1982) 5

How popular is Noele?

In 1982, Noele was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Noele is used

France #3,218 5 in 1982
United States #18,671 5 in 2013

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Noele is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Noële Noële is Noele written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #1,913. 100

Names that peaked alongside Noele

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Noele also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Noele over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Noele

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Noele — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Noele

How popular is the name Noele?

In 1982, Noele was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Noele a girl's or a boy's name?

Noele is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Noele most popular?

Noele peaked in 1947, when 85 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.