girl's name

Noella

  • Origin Hungarian
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 10,998

Ireland

#423

1967 births

Noella is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 98 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Noella is a name of Hungarian origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1948, when 135 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Noella over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s 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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Births named Noella by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 315
1910s 565
1920s 820
1930s 815
1940s 875
1950s 915
1960s 740
1970s 555
1980s 425
1990s 450
2000s 345
2010s 305
2020s (to 2025) 95

How popular is Noella?

In 2025, Noella was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Noella is used

Ireland #423 3 in 1967
Scotland #886 3 in 2024
Canada #1,494 16 in 2024
United States #1,968 98 in 2025
England & Wales #2,352 12 in 2025
France as Noëlla #2,541 15 in 2025

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 Noella is spelled

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

Spelling What it is Births on record
Noëlla Noëlla is a rare spelling of Noella, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 710 times, mostly in France. 710
Noélla Noélla is a rare spelling of Noella, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Noella

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

Parents who like Noella also like

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

Noella in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

African French
Noellie
Brazilian Portuguese
Noeli
Galician
Noela

Sibling names for Noella

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

Common questions about Noella

How popular is the name Noella?

In 2025, Noella was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Noella is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Noella most popular?

Noella peaked in 1948, when 135 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Noella a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Noella currently ranks #886 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.