Over the past 110 years, 9 675 girls and 41 901 boys have been named Noel. The name Noel ranks 1328th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Noel in 1918. The peak of popularity of the name Noel came in the 1980s and 1990s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.