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First Name
58k
in the U.S.
since 1880

Last Name
32k
in the U.S.
in 2010

Noel

Origin: French
Meaning: Born on Christmas Day
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Gender: Neutral
883^rd All Time
1,103^rd in 2010

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30k Noelle (French)
2k Noella (English)

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	10	0	10
1881	13	0	13
1882	10	0	10
1883	5	0	5
1884	12	0	12
1885	8	0	8
1886	6	0	6
1887	5	0	5
1888	13	0	13
1889	13	0	13
1890	10	0	10
1891	9	0	9
1892	16	0	16
1893	11	0	11
1894	23	0	23
1895	17	0	17
1896	12	0	12
1897	13	0	13
1898	23	0	23
1899	21	0	21
1900	18	0	18
1901	16	0	16
1902	22	0	22
1903	28	0	28
1904	22	0	22
1905	39	0	39
1906	33	0	33
1907	32	0	32
1908	47	0	47
1909	50	5	45
1910	44	0	44
1911	49	6	43
1912	86	6	80
1913	133	5	128
1914	147	11	136
1915	232	9	223
1916	197	16	181
1917	207	15	192
1918	203	17	186
1919	183	18	165
1920	224	18	206
1921	193	12	181
1922	219	12	207
1923	193	6	187
1924	213	17	196
1925	218	20	198
1926	222	18	204
1927	249	19	230
1928	295	30	265
1929	273	32	241
1930	249	35	214
1931	313	36	277
1932	351	51	300
1933	351	32	319
1934	367	40	327
1935	381	42	339
1936	371	46	325
1937	439	64	375
1938	486	61	425
1939	452	57	395
1940	448	73	375
1941	421	85	336
1942	461	94	367
1943	468	71	397
1944	430	70	360
1945	415	98	317
1946	440	105	335
1947	505	123	382
1948	441	112	329
1949	426	84	342
1950	390	84	306
1951	405	90	315
1952	415	76	339
1953	435	98	337
1954	447	96	351
1955	468	132	336
1956	488	98	390
1957	458	78	380
1958	523	81	442
1959	521	72	449
1960	468	77	391
1961	490	59	431
1962	479	60	419
1963	471	87	384
1964	482	110	372
1965	497	109	388
1966	620	151	469
1967	814	245	569
1968	845	206	639
1969	785	183	602
1970	876	200	676
1971	845	204	641
1972	718	181	537
1973	660	175	485
1974	673	166	507
1975	674	172	502
1976	600	159	441
1977	627	180	447
1978	599	185	414
1979	678	185	493
1980	648	188	460
1981	661	187	474
1982	649	179	470
1983	683	221	462
1984	719	241	478
1985	746	301	445
1986	726	253	473
1987	799	336	463
1988	803	315	488
1989	834	273	561
1990	843	255	588
1991	805	269	536
1992	753	243	510
1993	714	221	493
1994	727	224	503
1995	747	226	521
1996	759	242	517
1997	808	264	544
1998	738	243	495
1999	761	199	562
2000	821	205	616
2001	793	210	583
2002	740	192	548
2003	699	185	514
2004	740	168	572
2005	772	182	590
2006	786	180	606
2007	828	193	635
2008	769	178	591
2009	735	180	555
2010	702	159	543
2011	752	165	587
2012	825	145	680
2013	956	181	775
2014	1,103	204	899
2015	1,065	207	858

Fun Facts about the name Noel

How many people with the first name Noel have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 58,012 babies born with the first name Noel in the United States. That's more than enough people named Noel to occupy the territory of Greenland (Denmark) with an estimated population of 56,749 (as of January 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Noel? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 10 new born babies.
When was Noel first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Noel is Tuesday, September 19th, 1854.
What year had the most people named Noel born? The highest recorded use of the first name Noel was in 2014 with a total of 899 babies.
Random Noel Factoid: According to the 1936 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Noel ranks 89^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Rhode Island. Imagine that, 7 babies in Rhode Island have the same name as you in 1936.
Weird things about the name Noel: Your name in reverse order is Leon. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Leno. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Noel? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 31,768 people with the last name Noel.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Noel? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 11 of them will have Noel as their last name.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Noel	U.S.
█	White	59.83%	64.26%
█	African American	33.62%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.92%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.52%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	1.74%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	3.37%	16.26%

Of Last Name Noel

People with the last name Noel are most frequently White or African American

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

Have you been wondering what does the name "Noel" mean? The list below shows the origins of Noel as well as things modernly associated with the name Noel such as celebrities named Noel.

French

Origin and Meaning of Noel

The name "Noel" is of French origin, and it means "Born on Christmas Day". It's a name commonly given to both boys and girls.

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun No"el

Same as Nowel.

Etymology: F. noël, L. natalis birthday, fr. natalis natal. See Natal

Other Dictionary Sources

Period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
Synonyms: christmas, christmastide, christmastime, yule, and yuletide

Wiktionary

From Old French Noel (â€œChristmasâ€), from Latin nÄtÄlis [diÄ“s DominÄ«] (â€œbirthday of the Lordâ€).

(literary or old-fashioned) Christmas.

From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.

A male given name.
A female given name.
A patronymic surnameâ€‹.
A city in Missouri.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Noel was also found in the following language(s): Old French, Swedish, and Turkish

Notable Persons With the Name Noel

Noel Gallagher

Noel Gallagher is a rock music, britpop, alternative rock, and psychedelic rock musician. He plays Gibson ES-335, Gibson Les Paul, Fender Telecaster, Gibson Guitar Corporation, Epiphone, and Rickenbacker 330. He has been prominent since 1991. Noel was given the name Noel Thomas David Gallagher on May 29th, 1967 in Manchester, England.

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Noel Fielding

Noel Fielding is a surreal humour and black comedy comedian. Noel was born on May 21st, 1973 in Westminster, London, England.

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Noel Fisher

Noel Fisher is an actor. He was most active from 1999 to present. Noel was born on March 13th, 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Scott Walker

Scott Walker is an avant-garde music, experimental music, art rock, and baroque pop musician. He plays Guitar, Bass guitar, Electronic keyboard, and Vocals. He holds the title Jackie". His ongoing career started in 1958. Scott was given the name Noel Scott Engel on January 9th, 1943. Scott is also known as Scott Walker.

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Noel Tata

Noel Tata is a chairman of trent ltd, managing director of tata international, tata group, and managing director oftata international. Noel was born in 1957.

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Noel Clarke

Noel Clarke is an actor, writer, producer, and director. His ongoing career started in 1999. Noel was born on December 6th, 1975.

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Noel Edmonds

(presenter)
Noël Wells

(actress)
Noel Redding

(musician)
Paul Stookey

(singer-songwriter)
Noel Neill

(actress)
Noel Harrison

(actor)
Noel Ignatiev

(important human)
Noel Hogan

(musician)
Noel Godfrey Chavasse

(military person)
Noel Hunt

(soccer player)
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(record producer)
Noel Devine

(football player)
Noel Carroll

(famous somebody)
Noel Purcell

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Noel

Nerlens Noel

Nerlens Noel is a basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association. His most notable accomplishments were from 2013 to present. Nerlens was born on April 10th, 1994 in Malden, Massachusetts.

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Sak Noel

Sak Noel is a house music, trap music, latin music (genre), and hip hop music disc jockey and record producer. He has been prominent since 2011. Sak was given the name Isaac Mahmood Noell on April 12th, 1983 in La Cellera de Ter. Sak is also known as Sak Noel.

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Jr. Cleo A. Noel

Jr. Cleo A. Noel is a United States ambassador to Sudan.

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Alyson Noël

Alyson Noël is a young-adult fiction, paranormal romance, and chick lit writer. She was most active from 2005 to present. Alyson was born in 3 in Laguna Beach, California, United States.

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Magali Noël

Magali Noël was an actress and singer. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1951 to 2002. Magali was born on June 27th, 1931 in İzmir, Turkey. She breathed her last breath on June 23rd, 2015.

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David Noel

David Noel is a basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Blue, Joventut Badalona, New Mexico Thunderbirds, Reno Bighorns, Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, Chorale Roanne Basket, Paris-Levallois Basket, and BCM Gravelines. His ongoing career started in 2006. David was born on February 27th, 1984 in Durham, North Carolina.

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