Noel
4 countries#478 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Noel was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
67,380 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #478 · peaked in 2014 with 1,107 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Illinois, Florida
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
Scotland
201 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #647 · peaked in 2018 with 14 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
129 births recorded 1997–2022 · peaked in 1997 with 9 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
France
97 births recorded 2010–2022 · currently #3308 · peaked in 2019 with 12 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Noel’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #446 | — |
| 2007 | #439 | ↑7 |
| 2008 | #467 | ↓28 |
| 2009 | #490 | ↓23 |
| 2010 | #477 | ↑13 |
| 2011 | #456 | ↑21 |
| 2012 | #417 | ↑39 |
| 2013 | #383 | ↑34 |
| 2014 | #356 | ↑27 |
| 2015 | #375 | ↓19 |
| 2016 | #381 | ↓6 |
| 2017 | #386 | ↓5 |
| 2018 | #405 | ↓19 |
| 2019 | #395 | ↑10 |
| 2020 | #416 | ↓21 |
| 2021 | #397 | ↑19 |
| 2022 | #425 | ↓28 |
| 2023 | #451 | ↓26 |
| 2024 | #434 | ↑17 |
| 2025 | #478 | ↓44 |
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