US rank #1876 Girls' name Peak 2018 3,115 births

Noella — #1876 US girls' name

3,115 babies named Noella in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#1876
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 89% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Noella was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

147 babies were named Noella in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noella

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,115 babies named Noella between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Noella currently holds the #1876 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 147 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 896 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Noella shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 182 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Maine. In total, SSA state-level files list Noella in 24 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noella 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 3,115 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.

Noella at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,115

Since 1900

125 years of records

Peak year

2018

147 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,876

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1900

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2024

Noella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
147
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Noella by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
896 births that decade — 29% of Noella's all-time total
1900s221910s1991920s2571930s2111940s1331950s2061960s801970s991980s791990s942000s2952010s8962020s544

Noella by state

Where Noella concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Noella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Massachusetts
182 5.8%
#2 California
139 4.5%
#3 Maine
76 2.4%
#4 New York
76 2.4%
#5 Florida
70 2.2%
#6 Michigan
60 1.9%
#7 Ohio
51 1.6%
#8 Texas
47 1.5%
Massachusetts share of Noella's total US births 5.8%
Even split

182 of 3,115 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 24 reporting states.

Noella appears in 24 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noella?
3,115 babies have been named Noella since 1900. It currently ranks #1876 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 147 births.
When was Noella most popular?
Noella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 896 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Noella most popular?
The top states for the name Noella are Massachusetts (182 births), California (139 births), Maine (76 births).
How long has the name Noella been used?
Noella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 125 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Noella?
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.

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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, 1900–2024 (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.