Is Noella a boy or girl name?

Noella is a girl’s name. Of the 3,215 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Noella

Recorded 1900–2025 · United States

Noella was most popular in 2018, when 147 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,705 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,575, with 98 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,215 people named Noella.

Noella over time

Births per year. The dot marks Noella’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Noella a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Noella is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,215 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Noella

Where Noella is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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