Noela
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- noh-EL-a
- Origin
- Latin
Noela is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “Christmas”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Noela mean?
Latin: spelling of Noella; feminine of Noel
“Christmas”
A feminine form of Noel, from the French word for Christmas.
Meaning borrowed from Noella.
Is Noela a girl's or a boy's name?
Noela is a girls' name.
How popular is Noela in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 7 girls.
Noela in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #3,338 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
How popular is Noela in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 12 girls. It first appears in the records in 1920.
Half of all the girls named Noela in the US since 1880 were born between 1964 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Noela in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #12,156 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 9 | #10,245 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 10 | #10,109 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13,001 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #10,272 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #4,836 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,736 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,798 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,741 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 6 | #4,432 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,973 |
Names like Noela
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Noa, Layla, Nova, Kehlani, Nora, Luna, Aurora, Alani, Kalani, Nala, Maeva, Arabella
Names related to Noela
Nola, Nela, Noelle, Nella, Nel, Noella, Noelia, Nolah, Noel, Neela, Noeli
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Lucy, Julian, Clara, Anthony, Austin, Felix
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Noela: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/noela, updated 20 October 2026.