US rank #1465 Girls' name Peak 2006 7,497 births

Noelia — #1465 US girls' name

7,497 babies named Noelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s141940s1171950s3981960s4041970s4501980s4971990s7612000s27912010s13772020s688
#1465
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 92% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Noelia was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

340 babies were named Noelia in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 7,497 babies named Noelia between 1934 and 2024, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Noelia currently holds the #1465 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 340 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noelia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 2,791 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Noelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,913 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Noelia in 28 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noelia 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 7,497 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.

Noelia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

7,497

Since 1934

91 years of records

Peak year

2006

340 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,465

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1934

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 2024

Noelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1934

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
340
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
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Noelia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
2,791 births that decade — 37% of Noelia's all-time total
1930s141940s1171950s3981960s4041970s4501980s4971990s7612000s27912010s13772020s688

Noelia by state

Where Noelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1934

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Noelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,913 25.5%
#2 California
1,379 18.4%
#3 New York
652 8.7%
#4 Florida
409 5.5%
#5 Illinois
202 2.7%
#6 Arizona
195 2.6%
#7 New Jersey
178 2.4%
#8 North Carolina
119 1.6%
Texas share of Noelia's total US births 25.5%
Even split

1,913 of 7,497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.

Noelia appears in 28 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noelia?
7,497 babies have been named Noelia since 1934. It currently ranks #1465 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 340 births.
When was Noelia most popular?
Noelia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 2,791 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Noelia most popular?
The top states for the name Noelia are Texas (1,913 births), California (1,379 births), New York (652 births).
How long has the name Noelia been used?
Noelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 91 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Noelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Noelle, Noemi, Noel, Noelani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1934–2024 (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.