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Girl name

Noell

/ˈnoʊl/ · 88% girls · last recorded 2022

Noell has been given to about 722 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1967, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈnoʊl/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 699
Median age today36 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Noell per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1967 · 21
  • Born in 20250
  • All time722

How popular is Noell?

Its best year was 1967, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 2758th. The typical living American called Noell is about 36 years old today.

Names that sound like Noell

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Noel0.90
  2. Nell0.75
  3. Noelle0.71
  4. Lovell0.71
  5. Odell0.65
  6. Novella0.61
  7. Noelia0.57
  8. Adell0.57

Middle names for Noell

Ranked by flow score
  1. Noell Alice0.78
  2. Noell Iris0.77
  3. Noell Opal0.77
  4. Noell Ivy0.77
  5. Noell Catherine0.74
  6. Noell Frances0.74

Sibling names for Noell

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.79
  2. Kareembrother · 0.76
  3. Aronbrother · 0.76
  4. Aracelisister · 0.75
  5. Elishaeither · 0.75
  6. Larasister · 0.74

Where Noell is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Noell Anderson0.73
    2. Noell Allen0.73
    3. Noell Adams0.73
    4. Noell Evans0.70
    5. Noell Edwards0.70
    6. Noell Wilson0.69

    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 Noell

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

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