Noel
A boys’ name of French origin, meaning christmas; from latin natalis.
How Noel has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #375 |
| 2016 | #381 |
| 2017 | #386 |
| 2018 | #405 |
| 2019 | #395 |
| 2020 | #417 |
| 2021 | #399 |
| 2022 | #425 |
| 2023 | #451 |
| 2024 | #434 |
| 2025 | #478 |
Noel by the numbers
In 2025, 65 babies in England and Wales were named Noel. In the US, 1,031 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 899 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1970, about 1 in 2,800 American boys born that year was called Noel.
Names that come from Noel
Forms of Noel in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Noel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Noel
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