How Many People Are Named Noelle?
An estimated 41,403 people in the United States have the first name Noelle. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Noelle peaked in popularity in 2021 with 1,484 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Noelle as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Noelle paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Noelle is overwhelmingly female, 115 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
41,403
About 1 in 8,278 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2021
1,484 births
Total Registered
43,046
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Noelle
Noelle is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43,046 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Noelle as a male name
Ranked #10,576 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (10 births)
Noelle as a female name
Ranked #215 in 2024
1,433 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (1,477 births)
Noelle: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Noelle span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 11,921 babies were registered. While Noelle is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Noelle by Decade
How has Noelle tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Noelle by State
Birth registrations for Noelle span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana. On average, about 815 Noelles were registered per state.
Noelle + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Noelle as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Noelle: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Noelle?
We estimate approximately 41,403 people named Noelle are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,278 Americans share this first name.
Is Noelle a common name?
Noelle is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43,046 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Noelle most popular?
Noelle reached peak popularity in 2021, when 1,484 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Noelle is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Noelle a female name?
Noelle is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Noelle Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Noelle Smith, Noelle Johnson, Noelle Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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