Is Noelle a boy or girl name?
Noelle is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,433 girls and 7 boys were named Noelle, so 99.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 43,046 US babies named Noelle were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #10,576
- Girl rank, 2024
- #215
- Babies named Noelle since 1927
- 43,046
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 1,484 babies
Boys and girls named Noelle, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 218 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 290 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,309 | 100% |
| 1970s | 6 | 3,501 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 18 | 4,584 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 5,984 | 100% |
| 2000s | 11 | 6,975 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 51 | 11,870 | 99.6% |
| 2020s | 29 | 7,130 | 99.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #10,576 | 1,433 | #215 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,455 | #206 |
| 2022 | 6 | #11,891 | 1,392 | #211 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,476 | 1,477 | #202 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,530 | 1,373 | #210 |
| 2019 | 5 | #13,560 | 1,400 | #221 |
| 2018 | 6 | #11,749 | 1,383 | #229 |
| 2017 | 10 | #7,975 | 1,347 | #238 |
| 2016 | 7 | #10,417 | 1,270 | #249 |
| 2015 | 8 | #9,329 | 1,284 | #252 |
| 2014 | 8 | #9,380 | 1,294 | #250 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,082 | #294 |
| 2012 | 7 | #10,450 | 1,028 | #314 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 906 | #357 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 876 | #366 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 742 | #431 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 725 | #441 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 649 | #499 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,647 | 694 | #455 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 653 | #468 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 686 | #445 |
| 2003 | 5 | #12,206 | 750 | #403 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 727 | #401 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 639 | #435 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 710 | #403 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 635 | #434 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 678 | #404 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 724 | #374 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 624 | #413 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 569 | #452 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 547 | #463 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 543 | #463 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 552 | #451 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 582 | #437 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 530 | #461 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,860 | 513 | #470 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 579 | #409 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 581 | #397 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 441 | #486 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 493 | #444 |
| 1984 | 5 | #7,022 | 441 | #470 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 404 | #486 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 312 | #585 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,831 | 374 | #523 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 446 | #474 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 457 | #448 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 436 | #455 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,641 | 445 | #449 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 322 | #542 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 311 | #550 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 247 | #629 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 244 | #626 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 272 | #589 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 343 | #535 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 424 | #477 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 442 | #461 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 454 | #450 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 422 | #461 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 354 | #497 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 228 | #649 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 177 | #776 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,063 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,700 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,637 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,914 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,844 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,430 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,332 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,992 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,685 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,172 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,487 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,384 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,665 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,949 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,194 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,847 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,479 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,842 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,692 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,954 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,322 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,181 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,352 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,538 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,693 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,382 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,886 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,816 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,097 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,791 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,098 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,214 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,950 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,390 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Noelle reached #4,831 in 1981. As a girl name, it reached #202 in 2021. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Noelle
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.