Noella
Noella was the 1975th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 1279th; the most babies were born in 2018 (147). Over the last ten years it has moved up 96 places. More babies were named Noella in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,975 girls, down 73 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 98girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2018147 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,215babies recorded
Noella popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,975 | 98 |
| 2020 | #1,902 | 101 |
| 2010 | #2,931 | 59 |
| 2000 | #8,998 | 11 |
| 1990 | #9,888 | 8 |
| 1980 | #6,629 | 10 |
| 1970 | #6,840 | 7 |
| 1960 | #4,678 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,168 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,831 | 20 |
| 1930 | #1,494 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,994 | 20 |
| 1910 | #2,332 | 6 |
| 1900 | #2,139 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Noella, counting every spelling?
Noella is the most common spelling of a name family that had 98 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 98 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noella | 98 | #1,975 | 543 |
| Noela | — | — | 29 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Noella?
98 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Noella (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Noella born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Noella.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Noella?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Noella are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 27. That makes Noella a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Noella by state
How common Noella was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (1.8×), Ohio (1.5×). In 37 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Noella: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Noella, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Noella
How popular is the name Noella?
Noella was the 1975th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 1279th; the most babies were born in 2018 (147). Over the last ten years it has moved up 96 places. More babies were named Noella in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Noella a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Noella in the US.
Where is Noella most popular?
In 2021–2025, Noella was most common in Minnesota (0.14 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Ohio.