Noelle
Noelle or Noëlle is the feminine form of the unisex name Noel. It derives from the old French Noël, "Christmas," a variant of nael, which itself derives from the Latin natalis, "birthday". Other nicknames and variations for girls named Noelle include Noèle, Noële, Noelia, Noeline, Noela, Noell, Noella, Noelene, and Noeleen.
- English
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- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Noelle
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Noelle or Noëlle is the feminine form of the unisex name Noel. It derives from the old French Noël, "Christmas," a variant of nael, which itself derives from the Latin natalis, "birthday". Other nicknames and variations for girls named Noelle include Noèle, Noële, Noelia, Noeline, Noela, Noell, Noella, Noelene, and Noeleen.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- French
- Dutch
The Story of Noelle
Noelle first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1927, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 1,477 births, good for #202 nationwide. About 26% of every Noelle on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Noelle ranks #214 for baby girls with 1,448 births, holding steady (+3%). All told, over 46K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Noelle
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About the name Noelle
Noelle is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1927 and has accumulated 46K births in the dataset. Noelle's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #202. Use the chart and map above to compare Noelle'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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