Girls' name · since 1934
Noelia
Since 1934, U.S. Social Security records show 7,655 babies named Noelia, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,400 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,655
- born since 1934
- 2000s
- peak decade
7,655 babies have been named Noelia since 1934, making it today's #1400 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noelia has been recorded 7,655 times among girls since 1934, currently ranked #1400 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 2025.
- #1,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,400 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,655 born since 1934
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noelia ranks #1,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,400 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,655 born since 1934, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,400 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,655
- born since 1934
- 2000s
- peak decade
Noelia's 7,655 recorded births place it above 97.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Noelia compares
7,655 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Noelia's all-time total is 20x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Noelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,655 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 340 | 21 | 19,840 |
Noelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Noelia splits its recorded history at 1983: 80% of all births land in the more recent half, 20% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1934 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 340 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Noelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 340
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Noelia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,791 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Noelia's strongest decade.
2,791 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Noelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 14
1930s
14 births
- 1940s 117
1940s
117 births
- 1950s 398
1950s
398 births
- 1960s 404
1960s
404 births
- 1970s 450
1970s
450 births
- 1980s 497
1980s
497 births
- 1990s 761
1990s
761 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,791 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,377 births
- 2020s 846
2020s
846 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,791 births (36% of all-time use).
How Noelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Noelia's total volume
Noelia by state
Where Noelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1934
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,942 | 25.4% |
| #2 | California | | 1,407 | 18.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 661 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 420 | 5.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 202 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 201 | 2.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 184 | 2.4% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 126 | 1.6% |
1,942 of 7,655 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Noelia appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Noelia's data
- Noelia's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,791 total births); usage has since declined to 846 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Noelias (1,942 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 Noelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1934–2025 (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 Noelia 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.