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Girl name

Noela

100% girls · last recorded 2024

Noela has been given to about 244 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2002, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 215
Median age today16 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Noela per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2002 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time244

How popular is Noela?

Its best year was 2002, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 8679th. The typical living American called Noela is about 16 years old today.

Names that sound like Noela

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Novella0.85
  2. Joella0.82
  3. Nola0.80
  4. Noelia0.78
  5. Nella0.76
  6. Rosella0.73
  7. Angela0.70
  8. Noel0.70

Middle names for Noela

Ranked by flow score
  1. Noela Josephine0.84
  2. Noela Rose0.83
  3. Noela Louise0.83
  4. Noela June0.82
  5. Noela Pearl0.82
  6. Noela Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Noela

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bodebrother · 0.77
  2. Fisherbrother · 0.77
  3. Evelinasister · 0.77
  4. Ayaneither · 0.77
  5. Kyrenbrother · 0.77
  6. Keziahsister · 0.77

Where Noela is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Noela White0.78
    2. Noela Reyes0.78
    3. Noela Moore0.78
    4. Noela Lee0.78
    5. Noela Hill0.78
    6. Noela Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Noela

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.