Noel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Noel first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 118 babies (rank #372 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Noel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Noel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,175

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

118

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Noel

Noël CowardSOE agent · b. 1899

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	30	#570
1997	32	#562
1998	24	#706
1999	21	#798
2000	16	#985
2001	27	#680
2002	28	#703
2003	28	#755
2004	40	#620
2005	54	#509
2006	67	#470
2007	49	#608
2008	52	#611
2009	62	#550
2010	68	#521
2011	64	#553
2012	89	#446
2013	93	#436
2014	109	#376
2015	118	#372
2016	101	#419