Noel

“Christmas” — Latin via French origin

Girl's name · #1395 in the US (2025) · 80s

Noel's best rank, #587, came in 1987; it has settled back to #1395 today. Roughly 15,000 girls have been named Noel since 1909. About 81% of babies named Noel in recent years have been boys. Noel is the less common spelling of Noelle — about 9% of babies given the name are written this way; Noelle itself ranked #202 in 2025.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 20 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Noels

Noel Neill — American actress (1920-2016)
Noel Barrionuevo — field hockey player
Noël Wells — American actress
Noel Streatfeild — British children's author (1895–1986)
Noel Francis — American stage actor (1906-1959)

In stories & tradition

Noel Vermillion — BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger · BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
Noel — Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
Noël Kannagi — Sound of the Sky

What Noels become

Among 1,468 notable people named Noel:

Sports figures appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Noel Barrionuevo, field hockey player.

Similar names: Noella · Jacklyn · Noemi · Cecily · Chanel · Novah

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