Is Noel a boy or girl name?
Noel is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 146 girls and 728 boys were named Noel, so 16.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 22.7% of the 66,576 US babies named Noel were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #434
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,490
- Babies named Noel since 1880
- 66,576
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 1,107 babies
Boys and girls named Noel, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 302 | 5 | 1.6% |
| 1910s | 1,378 | 103 | 7% |
| 1920s | 2,115 | 184 | 8% |
| 1930s | 3,298 | 464 | 12.3% |
| 1940s | 3,541 | 915 | 20.5% |
| 1950s | 3,646 | 905 | 19.9% |
| 1960s | 4,664 | 1,288 | 21.6% |
| 1970s | 5,136 | 1,807 | 26% |
| 1980s | 4,773 | 2,494 | 34.3% |
| 1990s | 5,271 | 2,387 | 31.2% |
| 2000s | 5,813 | 1,874 | 24.4% |
| 2010s | 7,612 | 1,864 | 19.7% |
| 2020s | 3,657 | 830 | 18.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 728 | #434 | 146 | #1,490 |
| 2023 | 686 | #451 | 172 | #1,320 |
| 2022 | 742 | #425 | 192 | #1,254 |
| 2021 | 787 | #398 | 178 | #1,289 |
| 2020 | 714 | #417 | 142 | #1,506 |
| 2019 | 791 | #395 | 199 | #1,182 |
| 2018 | 788 | #406 | 191 | #1,227 |
| 2017 | 832 | #386 | 201 | #1,206 |
| 2016 | 846 | #381 | 204 | #1,211 |
| 2015 | 862 | #376 | 211 | #1,192 |
| 2014 | 901 | #356 | 206 | #1,191 |
| 2013 | 778 | #383 | 182 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 682 | #417 | 145 | #1,526 |
| 2011 | 587 | #456 | 165 | #1,390 |
| 2010 | 545 | #478 | 160 | #1,434 |
| 2009 | 555 | #491 | 181 | #1,332 |
| 2008 | 592 | #468 | 178 | #1,364 |
| 2007 | 635 | #442 | 193 | #1,275 |
| 2006 | 607 | #446 | 180 | #1,304 |
| 2005 | 591 | #442 | 182 | #1,248 |
| 2004 | 572 | #454 | 168 | #1,276 |
| 2003 | 514 | #483 | 185 | #1,170 |
| 2002 | 548 | #449 | 192 | #1,101 |
| 2001 | 583 | #422 | 210 | #1,029 |
| 2000 | 616 | #406 | 205 | #1,028 |
| 1999 | 562 | #421 | 199 | #1,026 |
| 1998 | 495 | #454 | 242 | #874 |
| 1997 | 544 | #423 | 265 | #787 |
| 1996 | 517 | #438 | 242 | #830 |
| 1995 | 521 | #438 | 226 | #862 |
| 1994 | 503 | #447 | 224 | #876 |
| 1993 | 495 | #443 | 221 | #877 |
| 1992 | 510 | #434 | 244 | #822 |
| 1991 | 536 | #422 | 269 | #768 |
| 1990 | 588 | #394 | 255 | #792 |
| 1989 | 561 | #390 | 273 | #724 |
| 1988 | 488 | #409 | 315 | #634 |
| 1987 | 463 | #403 | 336 | #587 |
| 1986 | 473 | #388 | 252 | #712 |
| 1985 | 445 | #407 | 302 | #623 |
| 1984 | 478 | #368 | 241 | #695 |
| 1983 | 462 | #376 | 221 | #742 |
| 1982 | 470 | #370 | 179 | #862 |
| 1981 | 475 | #367 | 187 | #838 |
| 1980 | 458 | #376 | 188 | #832 |
| 1979 | 494 | #357 | 185 | #843 |
| 1978 | 413 | #385 | 185 | #810 |
| 1977 | 445 | #370 | 180 | #833 |
| 1976 | 438 | #365 | 159 | #859 |
| 1975 | 501 | #342 | 172 | #802 |
| 1974 | 506 | #343 | 166 | #813 |
| 1973 | 484 | #348 | 175 | #770 |
| 1972 | 537 | #332 | 181 | #768 |
| 1971 | 643 | #305 | 204 | #736 |
| 1970 | 675 | #299 | 200 | #738 |
| 1969 | 601 | #312 | 183 | #751 |
| 1968 | 639 | #298 | 206 | #677 |
| 1967 | 571 | #309 | 245 | #607 |
| 1966 | 469 | #346 | 151 | #812 |
| 1965 | 387 | #399 | 109 | #1,001 |
| 1964 | 372 | #418 | 110 | #1,032 |
| 1963 | 384 | #411 | 87 | #1,177 |
| 1962 | 419 | #396 | 60 | #1,439 |
| 1961 | 432 | #380 | 59 | #1,460 |
| 1960 | 390 | #401 | 78 | #1,245 |
| 1959 | 448 | #373 | 72 | #1,271 |
| 1958 | 446 | #366 | 81 | #1,185 |
| 1957 | 377 | #402 | 78 | #1,201 |
| 1956 | 390 | #381 | 98 | #1,038 |
| 1955 | 338 | #394 | 132 | #848 |
| 1954 | 351 | #380 | 96 | #998 |
| 1953 | 336 | #377 | 98 | #965 |
| 1952 | 338 | #371 | 76 | #1,087 |
| 1951 | 317 | #382 | 90 | #985 |
| 1950 | 305 | #384 | 84 | #999 |
| 1949 | 342 | #365 | 84 | #977 |
| 1948 | 331 | #372 | 112 | #829 |
| 1947 | 382 | #348 | 123 | #778 |
| 1946 | 334 | #357 | 105 | #808 |
| 1945 | 318 | #336 | 98 | #760 |
| 1944 | 360 | #317 | 70 | #923 |
| 1943 | 397 | #311 | 71 | #930 |
| 1942 | 368 | #319 | 94 | #787 |
| 1941 | 335 | #320 | 85 | #785 |
| 1940 | 374 | #291 | 73 | #837 |
| 1939 | 396 | #277 | 57 | #935 |
| 1938 | 425 | #267 | 61 | #909 |
| 1937 | 375 | #281 | 64 | #865 |
| 1936 | 325 | #297 | 46 | #1,031 |
| 1935 | 339 | #297 | 42 | #1,082 |
| 1934 | 329 | #300 | 40 | #1,129 |
| 1933 | 318 | #299 | 32 | #1,283 |
| 1932 | 300 | #318 | 51 | #994 |
| 1931 | 277 | #330 | 36 | #1,217 |
| 1930 | 214 | #393 | 35 | #1,284 |
| 1929 | 241 | #370 | 32 | #1,363 |
| 1928 | 265 | #351 | 30 | #1,459 |
| 1927 | 229 | #396 | 19 | #2,078 |
| 1926 | 205 | #422 | 18 | #2,134 |
| 1925 | 198 | #426 | 20 | #1,993 |
| 1924 | 196 | #436 | 17 | #2,288 |
| 1923 | 187 | #447 | 6 | #4,817 |
| 1922 | 207 | #415 | 12 | #2,915 |
| 1921 | 181 | #457 | 12 | #2,892 |
| 1920 | 206 | #414 | 18 | #2,144 |
| 1919 | 165 | #461 | 18 | #2,040 |
| 1918 | 186 | #431 | 17 | #2,176 |
| 1917 | 192 | #409 | 15 | #2,286 |
| 1916 | 181 | #416 | 16 | #2,099 |
| 1915 | 223 | #360 | 9 | #3,066 |
| 1914 | 136 | #408 | 11 | #2,223 |
| 1913 | 128 | #371 | 5 | #3,563 |
| 1912 | 80 | #436 | 6 | #2,879 |
| 1911 | 43 | #451 | 6 | #2,393 |
| 1910 | 44 | #404 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 45 | #352 | 5 | #2,453 |
| 1908 | 47 | #328 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 32 | #402 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 33 | #375 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 39 | #320 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 22 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 28 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 22 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 16 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 18 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 21 | #411 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 23 | #414 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 13 | #605 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 12 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 17 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 23 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 16 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 9 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 10 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 13 | #541 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 13 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 5 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 6 | #929 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #745 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 12 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 5 | #1,004 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 10 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 13 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #626 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Noel reached #267 in 1938. As a girl name, it reached #587 in 1987. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Noel
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.