Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Noelle name popularity since 1925
44,572 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Noelle. Half of them were born in 2007 or earlier, so the typical Noelle is about 19 years old in 2026. Noelle peaked in 2025 as the #202 name for girls, and it ranked #202 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 44,572
- Named Noelle, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #202
- for girls in 2025 (1,507 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 44,457 girls · 115 boys
- Most popular in
- New Jersey
- 1.77× its national share
Peak year is the year Noelle made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Noelle births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Noelle both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1963 and 1968, Noelle became 5.2× more common, from 1 in 18,700 baby girls to 1 in 3,610.
- Steepest fall: Between 1968 and 1973, its share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 3,610 to 1 in 5,980.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Noelle's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Noelle.
Decade by decade
Babies named Noelle in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 12 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 58 | 0 | #4,097 |
| 1940s | 218 | 0 | #1,692 |
| 1950s | 290 | 0 | #1,685 |
| 1960s | 2,309 | 0 | #652 |
| 1970s | 3,501 | 6 | #550 |
| 1980s | 4,584 | 18 | #444 |
| 1990s | 5,984 | 0 | #452 |
| 2000s | 6,976 | 11 | #468 |
| 2010s | 11,872 | 51 | #252 |
| 2020–25 | 8,653 | 29 | #202 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
39.9% of babies named Noelle from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Noelle is most popular
The index compares Noelle's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Noelle.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | 1.77× | 2,042 |
| Maryland | 1.58× | 1,013 |
| Washington | 1.55× | 1,085 |
| Arizona | 1.48× | 806 |
| Minnesota | 1.42× | 1,085 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Noelle's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Noelle.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Noelle (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data