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Noel

“Christmas” — Latin via French origin

Girl's name · #1388 in the US (2025) · 80s

Noel has appeared in US records since 1909 — best rank #587 (1987) · 15,284 babies named Noel all-time · 1 in 10,000 girls born 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
• Noel Streatfeild — British children's author (1895–1986)
• Noel Francis — American stage actor (1906-1959)
• Noel Borshi — Albanian swimmer, born 1996

In stories & tradition

• Noel Vermillion — BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger · BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
• Noel — Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch

What Noels become

Among 967 notable people named Noel:

Athletes appear 1.81× more often than among typical names — e.g. Noel Barrionuevo, field hockey player.

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