Recorded 1964–2013 Girls' name Peak 1986 135 births

Noele — girls' name

135 babies named Noele in U.S. Social Security records since 1964, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s251970s181980s561990s252000s62010s5
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Noele was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

14 babies were named Noele in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noele

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Noele between 1964 and 2013, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Noele currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noele performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Noele shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noele 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 135 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.

Noele at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

135

Since 1964

50 years of records

Peak year

1986

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1964

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2013

Noele popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1964

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1986)
14
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
46810121416 2013199519891986198119701964 8

Noele by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
56 births that decade — 41% of Noele's all-time total
1960s251970s181980s561990s252000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noele?
135 babies have been named Noele since 1964. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1986 with 14 births.
When was Noele most popular?
Noele was most popular in the 1980s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Noele been used?
Noele has been recorded in Social Security data since 1964, spanning 50 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Noele?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Noelle, Noemi, Noel, Noelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1964–2013 (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.