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Noel name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Noel ranks #478 in male records (635 reported) and #1,395 in female records (157 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#1,395 · 157 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 7 female records (150 to 157); rank moved from #1,464 to #1,395.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 21 female records (178 to 157); rank moved from #1,290 to #1,395.
2025 male rank and count
#478 · 635 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 96 male records (731 to 635); rank moved from #434 to #478.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 152 male records (787 to 635); rank moved from #398 to #478.
Peak year in available data
2016: 846 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Noel becoming more popular?

Noel's reported male count decreased by 96 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #434 to #478. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Noel in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for NoelFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.8460201620252016: 204 female records2017: 201 female records2018: 192 female records2019: 199 female records2020: 142 female records2021: 178 female records2022: 192 female records2023: 173 female records2024: 150 female records2025: 157 female records2016: 846 male records2017: 832 male records2018: 789 male records2019: 791 male records2020: 714 male records2021: 787 male records2022: 743 male records2023: 686 male records2024: 731 male records2025: 635 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251571,395635478
20241501,464731434
20231731,315686451
20221921,254743425
20211781,290787398
20201421,506714417
20191991,182791395
20181921,221789405
20172011,206832386
20162041,211846381

Questions about Noel’s popularity

How common is Noel in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Noel ranks #478 in male records (635 reported) and #1,395 in female records (157 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Noel?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Noel only.

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