Gender
Origin
- French
- Christmas
Syllables
1
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Noel
Pronunciation
noel
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #356, 899 births); most recent 2025 (rank #478, 635 births)
- Girls: peak in 1987 (rank #587, 336 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1388, 157 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 635 | 157 |
| 2024 | 728 | 146 |
| 2023 | 686 | 172 |
| 2022 | 742 | 192 |
| 2021 | 787 | 178 |
| 2020 | 714 | 142 |
| 2019 | 791 | 199 |
| 2018 | 788 | 191 |
| 2017 | 832 | 201 |
| 2016 | 846 | 204 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #380, 120 births); most recent 2025 (rank #593, 65 births)
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #5761, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | – |
| 2024 | 67 | – |
| 2023 | 91 | – |
| 2022 | 75 | – |
| 2021 | 75 | – |
| 2020 | 69 | – |
| 2019 | 85 | – |
| 2018 | 111 | – |
| 2017 | 120 | 3 |
| 2016 | 101 | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1948 (rank #56, 1,268 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2092, 12 births)
- Girls: peak in 1930 (rank #702, 7 births); most recent 1970 (rank #1892, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 12 | – |
| 2022 | 14 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | – |
| 2020 | 24 | – |
| 2019 | 30 | – |
| 2018 | 26 | – |
| 2017 | 20 | – |
| 2016 | 19 | – |
| 2015 | 15 | – |
| 2014 | 21 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1966 (rank #19, 397 births); most recent 2025 (rank #390, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2022 | 20 |
| 2021 | 12 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 17 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #275, 14 births); most recent 2025 (rank #647, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2016 | 10 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #168, 9 births); most recent 2022 (rank #414, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1975 (rank #181, 13 births); most recent 2022 (rank #627, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence