Recorded 1914–2015 Boys' name Peak 1970 424 births

Noal — boys' name

424 babies named Noal in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s431920s841930s611940s431950s461960s381970s631980s241990s122000s52010s5
1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Noal was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

17 babies were named Noal in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noal

The Social Security Administration has registered 424 babies named Noal between 1914 and 2015, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Noal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noal performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Noal shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Noal in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 424 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Noal at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

424

Since 1914

102 years of records

Peak year

1970

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1914

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2015

Noal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1914

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1970)
17
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
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Noal by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
84 births that decade — 20% of Noal's all-time total
1910s431920s841930s611940s431950s461960s381970s631980s241990s122000s52010s5

Noal by state

Where Noal concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Noal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.2%
Texas share of Noal's total US births 1.2%

5 of 424 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noal?
424 babies have been named Noal since 1914. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1970 with 17 births.
When was Noal most popular?
Noal was most popular in the 1920s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Noal most popular?
The top states for the name Noal are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Noal been used?
Noal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 102 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Noal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Noah, Noam, Noa, Noach, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.