NameTides

Noel

Noel was the #478 boys' name in the US in 2025 (635 babies), and #593 in England & Wales and #799 in Canada.

Noel as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Noel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020IrelandUSEngland & WalesCanadaScotland
Noel as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#478 (635)#593 (65)#647 (4)—#402 (9)#799 (33)—
2024#434 (731)#567 (67)#619 (4)—#394 (9)#747 (35)—
2023#451 (686)#431 (91)#614 (4)—#343 (11)#774 (32)—
2022#425 (743)#524 (75)#703 (3)#414 (3)#239 (20)#763 (33)—
2021#397 (787)#520 (75)#605 (4)—#336 (12)#673 (40)—
2020#416 (714)#541 (69)#390 (8)#392 (3)#324 (13)#639 (40)—
2019#395 (791)#472 (85)#464 (6)#312 (5)#229 (21)#713 (35)—
2018#405 (789)#391 (111)#275 (14)#255 (7)#269 (17)#653 (39)—
2017#386 (832)#380 (120)#318 (12)#318 (5)#336 (12)#665 (38)—
2016#381 (846)#417 (101)#355 (10)#358 (4)#272 (17)#776 (32)—
2015#375 (862)#372 (118)#295 (13)#342 (4)#280 (16)#873 (26)—
2014#356 (901)#374 (109)#322 (12)#346 (4)#267 (18)#681 (37)—
2013#383 (778)#434 (93)#399 (8)#303 (5)#282 (16)#726 (33)—
2012#417 (682)#445 (89)#392 (8)#346 (4)#290 (16)#733 (32)—
2011#456 (587)#546 (64)#421 (7)#311 (4)#238 (22)#648 (38)—

Noel as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Noel as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020US
Noel as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,388 (157)——
2024#1,457 (150)——
2023#1,310 (173)—#3,290 (5)
2022#1,251 (192)—#3,228 (5)
2021#1,288 (178)—#2,377 (8)
2020#1,503 (142)——
2019#1,180 (199)——
2018#1,219 (192)——
2017#1,204 (201)#5,765 (3)—
2016#1,210 (204)#5,785 (3)—
2015#1,190 (212)——
2014#1,186 (206)—#3,316 (5)
2013#1,289 (182)——
2012#1,523 (145)—#2,601 (7)
2011#1,382 (165)—#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2014 at #356.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • In 2025, 20% of US babies named Noel were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,700 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,700uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,200uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 4,800uncommon
USGirls2025about 1 in 10,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Noel is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,700 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,500 to 1 in 3,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Noel by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #618WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #446WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #400ILMichigan: #601MINew York: #434NYMassachusetts: #507MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: #389NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #773INOhio: #1,111OHPennsylvania: #792PANew Jersey: #488NJConnecticut: #498CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #293CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #420CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #869MOKentucky: #708KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #497VAMaryland: #437MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #412AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #927TNNorth Carolina: #407NCSouth Carolina: #743SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #504OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #685ALGeorgia: #464GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #314TXFlorida: #421FL
Noel (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#50324

Noel (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NoelCanadaGirls—too few
NoelCanadaBoys#79933
NoelEngland & WalesGirls—too few
NoelEngland & WalesBoys#59365
NoelIrelandBoys#4029
NoelNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NoelNSWBoys—too few
NoelScotlandBoys#6474
NoelUSGirls#1,388157
NoelUSBoys#478635