Noel

“Christmas” — Latin via French origin

Boy's name · #478 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Noel reached its best rank, #267, in 1938 and ranked #478 in 2025. About 52,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. About 81% of babies named Noel in recent years have been boys.

Around the world: #5 in Hungary (2025) · #12 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #32 in Sweden (2025) · #36 in Croatia (2025) · #45 in Slovenia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Noels

Noel Gallagher — British singer and guitarist
Noël Coward — English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer (1899–1973)
Noel Valladares — Honduran footballer
Noel Redding — English rock and roll guitarist (1945–2003)
Noel Fisher — Canadian actor

In stories & tradition

Noel Kreiss — Final Fantasy XIII-2 · Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

What Noels become

Among 1,468 notable people named Noel:

Sports figures appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Noel Valladares, Honduran footballer.

Similar names: Lionel · Noe · Bruce · Marcel · Norman · Darell

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