girl's name

Noeleen

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 902

Ireland

#393

1996 births

Noeleen is a girl's name. In 1996 it was given to 6 babies in Ireland, ranking #393. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Ireland in 1965, when 70 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1964.

Noeleen over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1996, not a full ten years.

357
'60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Noeleen by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1960s 333
1970s 357
1980s 179
1990s (to 1996) 33

How popular is Noeleen?

In 1996, Noeleen was given to 6 babies in Ireland, ranking #393 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Noeleen

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

Parents who like Noeleen also like

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

Sibling names for Noeleen

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

Common questions about Noeleen

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

Noeleen is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Noeleen most popular?

Noeleen peaked in 1965, when 70 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.