Noela
Noela is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Noel.
- Galician
Meaning & Origin of Noela
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Noela is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Noel.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Galician
The Story of Noela
Noela first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 12 Noelas were born — ranking #8,280 that year. As of 2026, Noela ranks #12,120 for baby girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 244 Noelas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Noela
Noela is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 244 births in the dataset. Noela's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #8,280. Use the chart and map above to compare Noela's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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