Noel is a familiar name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Noel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #478 among boys (635) and #1,395 among girls (157) — overall #809 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 792 | 792 | #1,395 | #478 |
| 2024 | 881 | 881 | #1,464 | #434 |
| 2023 | 859 | 859 | #1,315 | #451 |
| 2022 | 935 | 935 | #1,254 | #425 |
| 2021 | 965 | 965 | #1,290 | #398 |
| 2020 | 856 | 856 | #1,506 | #417 |
| 2019 | 990 | 990 | #1,182 | #395 |
| 2018 | 981 | 981 | #1,221 | #405 |
| 2017 | 1,033 | 1,038 | #1,206 | #386 |
| 2016 | 1,050 | 1,050 | #1,211 | #381 |
| 2015 | 1,074 | 1,074 | #1,192 | #376 |
| 2014 | 1,107 | 1,112 | #1,191 | #356 |
| 2013 | 960 | 966 | #1,290 | #383 |
| 2012 | 827 | 838 | #1,527 | #417 |
| 2011 | 752 | 764 | #1,390 | #456 |
| 2010 | 705 | 722 | #1,434 | #478 |
| 2009 | 736 | 752 | #1,333 | #491 |
| 2008 | 770 | 780 | #1,364 | #468 |
| 2007 | 829 | 840 | #1,275 | #440 |
| 2006 | 787 | 804 | #1,304 | #446 |
| 2005 | 773 | 791 | #1,248 | #442 |
| 2004 | 740 | 765 | #1,276 | #454 |
| 2003 | 699 | 721 | #1,170 | #483 |
| 2002 | 740 | 766 | #1,101 | #449 |
| 2001 | 793 | 812 | #1,029 | #422 |
| 2000 | 821 | 846 | #1,028 | #406 |
| 1999 | 761 | 795 | #1,026 | #421 |
| 1998 | 737 | 773 | #874 | #454 |
| 1997 | 809 | — | #787 | #423 |
| 1996 | 759 | — | #830 | #438 |
| 1995 | 747 | — | #862 | #438 |
| 1994 | 727 | — | #876 | #447 |
| 1993 | 716 | — | #877 | #443 |
| 1992 | 754 | — | #822 | #434 |
| 1991 | 805 | — | #768 | #422 |
| 1990 | 843 | — | #792 | #394 |
| 1989 | 834 | — | #724 | #390 |
| 1988 | 803 | — | #634 | #409 |
| 1987 | 799 | — | #587 | #403 |
| 1986 | 725 | — | #712 | #388 |
| 1985 | 747 | — | #623 | #407 |
| 1984 | 719 | — | #694 | #368 |
| 1983 | 683 | — | #742 | #376 |
| 1982 | 648 | — | #862 | #370 |
| 1981 | 663 | — | #838 | #367 |
| 1980 | 646 | — | #832 | #376 |
| 1979 | 679 | — | #844 | #357 |
| 1978 | 598 | — | #810 | #385 |
| 1977 | 625 | — | #833 | #370 |
| 1976 | 597 | — | #859 | #365 |
| 1975 | 673 | — | #802 | #342 |
| 1974 | 672 | — | #813 | #343 |
| 1973 | 659 | — | #770 | #348 |
| 1972 | 718 | — | #768 | #332 |
| 1971 | 847 | — | #736 | #305 |
| 1970 | 874 | — | #738 | #299 |
| 1969 | 784 | — | #751 | #312 |
| 1968 | 845 | — | #677 | #298 |
| 1967 | 816 | — | #607 | #309 |
| 1966 | 620 | — | #812 | #346 |
| 1965 | 496 | — | #1,001 | #399 |
| 1964 | 482 | — | #1,031 | #418 |
| 1963 | 471 | — | #1,177 | #411 |
| 1962 | 479 | — | #1,439 | #396 |
| 1961 | 491 | — | #1,460 | #380 |
| 1960 | 468 | — | #1,246 | #401 |
| 1959 | 520 | — | #1,270 | #373 |
| 1958 | 527 | — | #1,185 | #366 |
| 1957 | 455 | — | #1,201 | #402 |
| 1956 | 488 | — | #1,038 | #381 |
| 1955 | 470 | — | #848 | #394 |
| 1954 | 447 | — | #998 | #380 |
| 1953 | 434 | — | #965 | #377 |
| 1952 | 414 | — | #1,087 | #371 |
| 1951 | 407 | — | #985 | #382 |
| 1950 | 389 | — | #999 | #384 |
| 1949 | 426 | — | #977 | #365 |
| 1948 | 443 | — | #829 | #372 |
| 1947 | 505 | — | #778 | #348 |
| 1946 | 439 | — | #808 | #357 |
| 1945 | 416 | — | #760 | #336 |
| 1944 | 430 | — | #923 | #317 |
| 1943 | 468 | — | #930 | #311 |
| 1942 | 462 | — | #787 | #319 |
| 1941 | 420 | — | #785 | #320 |
| 1940 | 447 | — | #837 | #291 |
| 1939 | 453 | — | #935 | #277 |
| 1938 | 486 | — | #909 | #267 |
| 1937 | 439 | — | #865 | #281 |
| 1936 | 371 | — | #1,031 | #297 |
| 1935 | 381 | — | #1,082 | #297 |
| 1934 | 369 | — | #1,129 | #300 |
| 1933 | 350 | — | #1,283 | #299 |
| 1932 | 351 | — | #994 | #318 |
| 1931 | 313 | — | #1,217 | #330 |
| 1930 | 249 | — | #1,284 | #393 |
| 1929 | 273 | — | #1,363 | #370 |
| 1928 | 295 | — | #1,459 | #351 |
| 1927 | 248 | — | #2,078 | #396 |
| 1926 | 223 | — | #2,134 | #422 |
| 1925 | 218 | — | #1,993 | #426 |
| 1924 | 213 | — | #2,288 | #436 |
| 1923 | 193 | — | #4,817 | #447 |
| 1922 | 219 | — | #2,915 | #415 |
| 1921 | 193 | — | #2,892 | #457 |
| 1920 | 224 | — | #2,144 | #414 |
| 1919 | 183 | — | #2,040 | #461 |
| 1918 | 203 | — | #2,176 | #431 |
| 1917 | 207 | — | #2,286 | #409 |
| 1916 | 197 | — | #2,099 | #416 |
| 1915 | 232 | — | #3,066 | #360 |
| 1914 | 147 | — | #2,223 | #408 |
| 1913 | 133 | — | #3,563 | #371 |
| 1912 | 86 | — | #2,879 | #436 |
| 1911 | 49 | — | #2,393 | #451 |
| 1910 | 44 | — | — | #404 |
| 1909 | 50 | — | #2,453 | #352 |
| 1908 | 47 | — | — | #328 |
| 1907 | 32 | — | — | #402 |
| 1906 | 33 | — | — | #375 |
| 1905 | 39 | — | — | #320 |
| 1904 | 22 | — | — | #462 |
| 1903 | 28 | — | — | #365 |
| 1902 | 22 | — | — | #453 |
| 1901 | 16 | — | — | #501 |
| 1900 | 18 | — | — | #596 |
| 1899 | 21 | — | — | #411 |
| 1898 | 23 | — | — | #414 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | — | #605 |
| 1896 | 12 | — | — | #662 |
| 1895 | 17 | — | — | #499 |
| 1894 | 23 | — | — | #395 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #638 |
| 1892 | 16 | — | — | #512 |
| 1891 | 9 | — | — | #683 |
| 1890 | 10 | — | — | #655 |
| 1889 | 13 | — | — | #541 |
| 1888 | 13 | — | — | #576 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #1,016 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #929 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | — | #745 |
| 1884 | 12 | — | — | #563 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | — | #1,004 |
| 1882 | 10 | — | — | #634 |
| 1881 | 13 | — | — | #500 |
| 1880 | 10 | — | — | #626 |