Is Noell a boy or girl name?

Noell is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 722 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 87.8% were girls and 12.2% were boys.

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Noell

Recorded 1945–2022 · United States

Noell was most popular in 1967, when 21 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,168 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 722 people named Noell.

Noell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Noell’s peak in 1967. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Noell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Noell is mostly a girl’s name — 87.8% of the 722 Americans given it were girls and 12.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 65% girls and 35% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org