Noelle: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Christmas”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- noh-EL · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
French feminine form related to Noël, from Latin natalis 'birth' and especially the birth of Christ. Often used for girls born around Christmas.
How popular is Noelle?
Babies named Noelle in 20241,440
2024 rank#215 girls
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 188043,046
Noelle is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Noelle
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Noelle questions
What does the name Noelle mean?
Noelle means "Christmas". It comes from French. French feminine form related to Noël, from Latin natalis 'birth' and especially the birth of Christ. Often used for girls born around Christmas.
Is Noelle a boy or girl name?
Noelle is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Noelle?
1,440 US babies were named Noelle in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Noelle?
Noelle is usually pronounced noh-EL.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.