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Noella

Girl

Meaning of Noella: French: 'Christmas'

Noella is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1919th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2000th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1919

98 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2000

14 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

3,215

First recorded 1900 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 8 babies1983: 7 babies1984: 7 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 8 babies1988: 8 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 8 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 7 babies1993: 10 babies1994: 12 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 6 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 7 babies1999: 13 babies2000: 11 babies20002001: 19 babies2002: 14 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 23 babies2006: 34 babies2007: 40 babies2008: 39 babies2009: 66 babies2010: 59 babies20102011: 56 babies2012: 70 babies2013: 70 babies2014: 81 babies2015: 95 babies2016: 95 babies2017: 115 babies2018: 147 babies2019: 108 babies2020: 101 babies20202021: 101 babies2022: 130 babies2023: 107 babies2024: 107 babies2025: 98 babies
US babies named Noella per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 147.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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