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Noel Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Noel?

The somewhat popular name Noel was the 405th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 500 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

Position 267, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1938.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2014 with 899 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Noel in any given year was 5 in 1887.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Noel occurred roughly during the years 1891-1894, 1900-1905, 1909-1915, 1925-1928, 1935-1938, 1963-1968, and 2009-2014.

Where is the name Noel popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

The popularity trend for Noel has been moving upward for a while. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Noel has remained about the same.

The name Noel still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Noel (Girl)Noel (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 188 1,232 784 405
2017 201 1,203 832 386
2016 203 1,215 846 381
2015 210 1,192 860 376
2014 205 1,192 899 356
2013 181 1,295 776 383
2012 145 1,526 681 417
2011 165 1,387 587 456
2010 159 1,436 545 477
2009 180 1,337 555 490
2008 178 1,364 592 467
2007 193 1,273 635 440
2006 180 1,303 606 446
2005 182 1,248 591 442
2004 168 1,276 572 452
2003 185 1,170 514 483
2002 192 1,101 548 449
2001 210 1,029 583 422
2000 205 1,028 616 406
1999 199 1,026 562 421
1998 243 870 495 454
1997 264 791 544 423
1996 242 830 517 438
1995 226 862 521 438
1994 224 876 503 447
1993 221 877 493 445
1992 244 822 510 433
1991 269 768 536 422
1990 255 792 588 394
1989 273 724 561 390
1988 315 633 488 408
1987 336 587 463 403
1986 252 712 473 388
1985 302 623 445 407
1984 241 695 478 369
1983 221 741 462 376
1982 179 863 470 370
1981 187 838 474 368
1980 188 831 458 377
1979 185 844 494 358
1978 185 810 413 384
1977 180 833 446 368
1976 159 859 441 365
1975 172 802 501 342
1974 166 813 506 343
1973 175 770 484 348
1972 181 768 537 332
1971 204 736 642 305
1970 200 740 676 299
1969 183 751 602 311
1968 206 677 639 298
1967 245 607 570 309
1966 151 812 469 346
1965 109 999 388 398
1964 110 1,031 372 418
1963 87 1,178 384 411
1962 60 1,439 419 395
1961 59 1,460 431 380
1960 77 1,251 391 400
1959 72 1,271 449 371
1958 81 1,186 443 367
1957 78 1,200 378 399
1956 98 1,039 390 381
1955 132 848 336 398
1954 96 998 352 380
1953 98 965 337 376
1952 76 1,087 338 371
1951 90 985 316 383
1950 84 999 306 383
1949 84 977 342 365
1948 112 829 331 372
1947 123 778 382 348
1946 105 808 334 357
1945 98 760 317 336
1944 70 923 360 317
1943 71 930 397 311
1942 94 787 368 319
1941 85 785 335 320
1940 73 837 374 291
1939 57 935 395 277
1938 61 909 425 267
1937 64 865 375 281
1936 46 1,031 325 297
1935 42 1,082 339 297
1934 40 1,129 327 300
1933 32 1,283 319 297
1932 51 994 300 318
1931 36 1,216 277 330
1930 35 1,283 214 393
1929 32 1,363 241 370
1928 30 1,460 265 351
1927 19 2,078 229 396
1926 18 2,134 205 422
1925 20 1,993 198 426
1924 17 2,289 196 436
1923 6 4,818 187 446
1922 12 2,915 207 415
1921 12 2,892 181 457
1920 18 2,144 206 414
1919 18 2,040 165 461
1918 17 2,176 186 431
1917 15 2,286 192 409
1916 16 2,099 181 416
1915 9 3,066 223 360
1914 11 2,223 136 408
1913 5 3,563 128 371
1912 6 2,879 80 436
1911 6 2,393 43 451
1910 < 5 -- 44 404
1909 5 2,453 45 352
1908 < 5 -- 47 328
1907 < 5 -- 32 402
1906 < 5 -- 33 375
1905 < 5 -- 39 320
1904 < 5 -- 22 462
1903 < 5 -- 28 365
1902 < 5 -- 22 453
1901 < 5 -- 16 501
1900 < 5 -- 18 596
1899 < 5 -- 21 411
1898 < 5 -- 23 414
1897 < 5 -- 13 605
1896 < 5 -- 12 662
1895 < 5 -- 17 499
1894 < 5 -- 23 395
1893 < 5 -- 11 638
1892 < 5 -- 16 512
1891 < 5 -- 9 683
1890 < 5 -- 10 655
1889 < 5 -- 13 541
1888 < 5 -- 13 576
1887 < 5 -- 5 1,016
1886 < 5 -- 6 929
1885 < 5 -- 8 745
1884 < 5 -- 12 563
1883 < 5 -- 5 1,004
1882 < 5 -- 10 634
1881 < 5 -- 13 500
1880 < 5 -- 10 626

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.