Noella
Noella is a feminine given name. It is related to the name Noelle.
Meaning & Origin of Noella
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Noella is a feminine given name. It is related to the name Noelle.
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The Story of Noella
Noella first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1900, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 147 Noellas were born — ranking #1,488 that year. As of 2026, Noella ranks #1,806 for baby girls with 112 births, holding steady (-1%). In total, more than 3K Noellas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Noella
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Noella Leduc (1933–2014), American baseball player
- Noella Marcellino (born 1951), American Benedictine nun
- Noella Sisterina [ id ] (born 1997), Indonesian singer, presenter and former member of the idol group JKT48
- Noella Uloko (born 1989), Nigerian contemporary Christian singer-songwriter
- Noella Wiyaala (born 1986), Ghanaian Afro-pop singer-songwriter
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Names that sound like Noella
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About the name Noella
Noella is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Noella's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #1,258. Use the chart and map above to compare Noella'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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