Boys' name · since 1914
Noal
Noal has 424 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1970 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 424
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Noal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 424 have been recorded since 1914.
Noal has 424 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2015.
- #8,722 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 424 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noal ranks #8,722 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 424 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 424
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Noal's 424 recorded births place it above 80.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Noal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Noal's full recorded timeline at 1945, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Noal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2015
- Peak year (1970)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Noal by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Noal's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Noal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
43 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s
1940s
43 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (20% of all-time use).
Noal by state
Where Noal concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 424 births nationwide.
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What to do with Noal's data
- Noal's decade-level peak was the 1920s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Noals (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Noal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Noal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.