Girls' name · since 1927
Noelle
Noelle has 44,457 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #644 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #202 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 44,457
- born since 1927
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Noelle is the #202 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 44,457 recorded since 1927.
Social Security Administration records show Noelle recorded 44,457 times among girls since 1927, holding rank #202 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, 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 1927 to 2025.
- #644 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #202 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 44,457 born since 1927
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noelle ranks #644 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #202 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 44,457 born since 1927, peaking in the 2010s.
- #644 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #202 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 44,457
- born since 1927
- 2010s
- peak decade
Noelle's 44,457 recorded births place it above 99.1% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Noelle compares
44,457 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Noelle's all-time total is 118x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Noelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44,457 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,507 | 21 | 19,840 |
Noelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Noelle's full recorded timeline at 1978, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 1,507 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Noelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,507
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Noelle popularity over time - boys
115 total births recorded since 1977 (Noelle as boys' name)
Noelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11,872 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Noelle's strongest decade.
11,872 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Noelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1930s 58
1930s
58 births
- 1940s 218
1940s
218 births
- 1950s 290
1950s
290 births
- 1960s 2,309
1960s
2,309 births
- 1970s 3,501
1970s
3,501 births
- 1980s 4,584
1980s
4,584 births
- 1990s
1990s
5,984 births
- 2000s
2000s
6,976 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,872 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,653 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,872 births (27% of all-time use).
How Noelle 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 Noelle's total volume
Noelle by state
Where Noelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6,119 | 13.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,622 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 2,348 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 2,160 | 4.9% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 2,042 | 4.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,943 | 4.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,908 | 4.3% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 1,897 | 4.3% |
6,119 of 44,457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Noelle appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Noelle's data
- Noelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11,872 total births) through the 2020s (8,653) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Noelles (6,119 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Noelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1927–2025 (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 Noelle 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.