Girls' name · since 1920
Noela
Noela has 244 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Noela sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 244 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Noela recorded 244 times among girls since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2024.
- #17,833 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 244 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noela ranks #17,833 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,833 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Noela's 244 recorded births place it above 75.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Noela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Noela splits its recorded history at 2007: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1920 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Noela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2024
- Peak year (2002)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Noela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (77 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Noela's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Noela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 18
1920s
18 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s
2010s
77 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 77 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Noela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1920–2024 (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 Noela 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.