Girls' name · since 1995
Noelly
Since 1995, U.S. Social Security records show 194 babies named Noelly, peaking in 2022. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,739 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 194
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
194 babies have been named Noelly since 1995, making it today's #9739 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noelly has been recorded 194 times among girls since 1995, currently ranked #9739 nationally and more common than 44% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1995 to 2025.
- #20,136 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,739 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 194 born since 1995
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noelly ranks #20,136 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,739 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 194 born since 1995, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,136 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,739 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 194
- born since 1995
- 2010s
- peak decade
Noelly's 194 recorded births place it above 72.13% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Noelly compares
194 36th percentile among 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
Noelly's all-time total is 48% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Noelly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 194 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Noelly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Noelly's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1996, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Noelly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Currently ranks #9739 among girls.
194 total births across 31 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 16 births in a single year.
Noelly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (78 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Noelly's strongest decade.
78 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Noelly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
47 births
- 2010s
2010s
78 births
- 2020s
2020s
55 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 78 births (40% of all-time use).
Noelly decade highlights
- Peak decade 78 births
- Runner-up 55 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Noelly by state
Where Noelly concentrates geographically, total births since 1995
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.6% |
5 of 194 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 2.6% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 2.6% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Noelly's data
- Noelly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (78 total births) through the 2020s (55) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Noellys (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Noelly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1995–2025 (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 Noelly 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.
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