Girls' name · since 1988
Noely
Noely has 695 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,065 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 695
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
695 babies have been named Noely since 1988, making it today's #8065 girls' name.
Noely has 695 recorded births among girls since 1988, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8065 as of the latest data, more common than 53% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #9,562 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,065 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 695 born since 1988
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noely ranks #9,562 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,065 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 695 born since 1988, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,562 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,065 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 695
- born since 1988
- 2000s
- peak decade
Noely's 695 recorded births place it above 86.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Noely compares
695 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Noely's all-time total is 85% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Noely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 695 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Noely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Noely splits its recorded history at 2007: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1988 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 35 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Noely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Noely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (239 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Noely's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Noely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
169 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s
2020s
100 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 239 births (34% of all-time use).
How Noely 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 Noely's total volume
Noely by state
Where Noely concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 143 | 20.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 77 | 11.1% |
143 of 695 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Noely's data
- Noely's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Noelys (143 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 Noely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Noely 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.