Noella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- noh-EL-a
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,344 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,962 for girls
Noella is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “Christmas”. In 2025 it ranked 2,344th for girls in the UK (12 babies) and 1,962nd for girls in the US (98 babies).
What does Noella mean?
Latin: feminine of Noel
“Christmas”
A feminine form of Noel, from the French word for Christmas.
Is Noella a girl's or a boy's name?
Noella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 12 girls in the UK and 98 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Noella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,344among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 23,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 12 girls in the UK were named Noella, making it the 2,344th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 25 girls.
Half of all the girls named Noella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,276th in England and Wales.
Noella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #2,344 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 25 | #1,363 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 15 | #2,000 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 5 | #4,267 |
| 2012 | 5 | #4,390 |
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,992 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #6,340 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Noella in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,962among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 98about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 98 girls in the US were named Noella, making it the 1,962nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,893rd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 147 girls. It first appears in the records in 1900.
2025 had fewer girls named Noella than any year since 2016.
Half of all the girls named Noella in the US since 1880 were born between 1948 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Noella in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 98 | #1,962 |
| 2024 | 107 | #1,870 |
| 2023 | 107 | #1,865 |
| 2022 | 130 | #1,621 |
| 2021 | 101 | #1,943 |
| 2020 | 101 | #1,893 |
| 2019 | 108 | #1,864 |
| 2018 | 147 | #1,488 |
| 2017 | 115 | #1,804 |
| 2016 | 95 | #2,068 |
| 2015 | 95 | #2,060 |
| 2014 | 81 | #2,290 |
| 2013 | 70 | #2,533 |
| 2012 | 70 | #2,568 |
| 2011 | 56 | #3,013 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,905 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,729 |
| 2008 | 39 | #4,005 |
| 2007 | 40 | #3,917 |
| 2006 | 34 | #4,264 |
| 2005 | 23 | #5,432 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 23 | #5,230 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7,438 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 11 | #8,527 |
| 1999 | 13 | #7,233 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 12 | #7,091 |
| 1993 | 10 | #8,045 |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
| 1991 | 12 | #6,969 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 7 | #9,675 |
| 1988 | 8 | #8,386 |
| 1987 | 8 | #7,982 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 12 | #5,676 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,467 |
| 1981 | 7 | #8,126 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 12 | #5,426 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 10 | #5,886 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 15 | #3,970 |
| 1972 | 11 | #4,792 |
| 1971 | 10 | #5,134 |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,417 |
| 1968 | 10 | #4,488 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 8 | #4,830 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 7 | #5,295 |
| 1962 | 13 | #3,591 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 9 | #4,436 |
| 1959 | 12 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 14 | #3,231 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 26 | #2,150 |
| 1955 | 21 | #2,410 |
| 1954 | 27 | #2,026 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1952 | 22 | #2,199 |
| 1951 | 19 | #2,313 |
| 1950 | 21 | #2,120 |
| 1949 | 15 | #2,619 |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,827 |
| 1947 | 10 | #3,446 |
| 1946 | 9 | #3,429 |
| 1945 | 15 | #2,236 |
| 1944 | 16 | #2,198 |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 11 | #2,815 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,954 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,792 |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,638 |
| 1938 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,784 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,549 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,606 |
| 1934 | 15 | #2,086 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,773 |
| 1932 | 28 | #1,421 |
| 1931 | 20 | #1,749 |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,460 |
| 1929 | 20 | #1,824 |
| 1928 | 34 | #1,309 |
| 1927 | 23 | #1,770 |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,771 |
| 1925 | 31 | #1,466 |
| 1924 | 32 | #1,475 |
| 1923 | 27 | #1,598 |
| 1922 | 24 | #1,730 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,821 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,952 |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,423 |
| 1918 | 33 | #1,333 |
| 1917 | 28 | #1,402 |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,739 |
| 1915 | 31 | #1,258 |
| 1914 | 23 | #1,303 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,538 |
| 1912 | 11 | #1,718 |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,545 |
| 1910 | 6 | #2,140 |
| 1909 | 5 | #2,208 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,676 |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,791 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,931 |
Names like Noella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aurora Nova Alba Luna Lyla Nora Isla Emilia Mila Arabella Athena Myla
Names related to Noella
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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, “Noella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/noella, updated 20 October 2026.