Noelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- noh-EL
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #681 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #202 for girls
Noelle is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “Christmas”. In 2025 it ranked 681st for girls in the UK (59 babies) and 202nd for girls in the US (1,507 babies).
What does Noelle mean?
Latin: French feminine of Noel, Christmas
“Christmas”
The feminine form of Noel, from the French word for Christmas, traditionally given to girls born at Christmas.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Noelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Noelle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 59 girls in the UK and 1,507 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Noelle in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #681among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 59about 1 in 4,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 77% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 59 girls in the UK were named Noelle, making it the 681st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,089th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 65 girls.
Half of all the girls named Noelle in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 705th in England and Wales, 632nd in Scotland and 397th in Northern Ireland.
Noelle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #681 |
| 2024 | 51 | #795 |
| 2023 | 65 | #623 |
| 2022 | 42 | #902 |
| 2021 | 40 | #945 |
| 2020 | 33 | #1,089 |
| 2019 | 34 | #1,085 |
| 2018 | 32 | #1,148 |
| 2017 | 37 | #1,041 |
| 2016 | 34 | #1,096 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,461 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Noelle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #202among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,507about 1 in 1,100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.3%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,507 girls in the US were named Noelle, making it the 202nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 210th. It first appears in the records in 1927.
2025 had the most girls named Noelle of any year since it first appeared, in 1927.
Half of all the girls named Noelle in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Noelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,507 | #202 |
| 2024 | 1,444 | #213 |
| 2023 | 1,457 | #206 |
| 2022 | 1,393 | #210 |
| 2021 | 1,479 | #202 |
| 2020 | 1,373 | #210 |
| 2019 | 1,401 | #221 |
| 2018 | 1,383 | #229 |
| 2017 | 1,347 | #238 |
| 2016 | 1,270 | #249 |
| 2015 | 1,284 | #252 |
| 2014 | 1,294 | #250 |
| 2013 | 1,083 | #294 |
| 2012 | 1,028 | #313 |
| 2011 | 906 | #356 |
| 2010 | 876 | #366 |
| 2009 | 742 | #429 |
| 2008 | 725 | #441 |
| 2007 | 650 | #499 |
| 2006 | 694 | #454 |
| 2005 | 653 | #467 |
| 2004 | 686 | #445 |
| 2003 | 750 | #403 |
| 2002 | 727 | #401 |
| 2001 | 639 | #434 |
| 2000 | 710 | #403 |
| 1999 | 635 | #433 |
| 1998 | 678 | #404 |
| 1997 | 724 | #374 |
| 1996 | 624 | #413 |
| 1995 | 569 | #451 |
| 1994 | 547 | #463 |
| 1993 | 543 | #462 |
| 1992 | 552 | #451 |
| 1991 | 582 | #437 |
| 1990 | 530 | #459 |
| 1989 | 513 | #470 |
| 1988 | 579 | #409 |
| 1987 | 581 | #397 |
| 1986 | 441 | #486 |
| 1985 | 493 | #444 |
| 1984 | 441 | #470 |
| 1983 | 404 | #486 |
| 1982 | 312 | #583 |
| 1981 | 374 | #523 |
| 1980 | 446 | #474 |
| 1979 | 457 | #447 |
| 1978 | 436 | #455 |
| 1977 | 445 | #449 |
| 1976 | 322 | #541 |
| 1975 | 311 | #550 |
| 1974 | 247 | #628 |
| 1973 | 244 | #625 |
| 1972 | 272 | #589 |
| 1971 | 343 | #533 |
| 1970 | 424 | #477 |
| 1969 | 442 | #460 |
| 1968 | 454 | #449 |
| 1967 | 422 | #460 |
| 1966 | 354 | #497 |
| 1965 | 227 | #649 |
| 1964 | 178 | #774 |
| 1963 | 103 | #1,056 |
| 1962 | 45 | #1,689 |
| 1961 | 48 | #1,626 |
| 1960 | 36 | #1,886 |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,819 |
| 1958 | 56 | #1,416 |
| 1957 | 24 | #2,275 |
| 1956 | 30 | #1,967 |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,666 |
| 1954 | 25 | #2,121 |
| 1953 | 19 | #2,430 |
| 1952 | 20 | #2,326 |
| 1951 | 16 | #2,576 |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,910 |
| 1949 | 21 | #2,133 |
| 1948 | 27 | #1,819 |
| 1947 | 41 | #1,460 |
| 1946 | 25 | #1,807 |
| 1945 | 25 | #1,659 |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,915 |
| 1943 | 16 | #2,250 |
| 1942 | 17 | #2,116 |
| 1941 | 14 | #2,271 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,427 |
| 1938 | 8 | #3,179 |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,688 |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,803 |
Names like Noelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Celine Marnie Daphne Celeste Camille Sylvie Autumn Willow Jasmine Fatima Scarlett Myla
Other spellings of Noelle
Names related to Noelle
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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, “Noelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/noelle, updated 20 October 2026.