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Noel

“Christmas” — Latin via French origin

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

Noel has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #266 (1938) · 52,096 babies named Noel all-time · 1 in 2,700 boys born in 2025.

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
• Noel Valladares — Honduran footballer
• Noel Redding — English rock and roll guitarist (1945–2003)
• Noel Fisher — Canadian actor
• Noel Clarke — British actor and filmmaker

In stories & tradition

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

What Noels become

Among 967 notable people named Noel:

Athletes appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Noel Valladares, Honduran footballer.

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