Female name

Noelle

521 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2023. Expression number: 9.

Origin

From French Noëlle, the feminine form of the male given name Noël.

From Wiktionary, entry “Noelle”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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How many babies received it

From the official birth registers.

In England and Wales

580200020102020

Peak in 2023: 58 births. 521 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2013. It is still given: 238 births from 2021 to 2025.

Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.

In the United States

1,507018801900192019401960198020002020
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Peak in 2025: 1,507 births. 44,572 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1944. It is still given: 7,300 births from 2021 to 2025.

Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.

In Ireland

740198020002020

Peak in 1981: 74 births. 1,561 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. It is still given: 12 births from 2021 to 2025.

Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.

Elsewhere in the world

The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.

CountryBirthsPeriodBest rank
France28,2101900–202585th in 1945
Switzerland1,492*1915–2025—
Austria1341984–2025—
Berlin592012–2023—

* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).

The numbers of the name

Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.

N5O6E5L3L3E5

■ vowel · ■ consonant

Expression

All the letters: talents, the way you act.

9

humanity, generosity, completion

5 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 5 = 27 → 9

Soul

The vowels: what drives you deep down.

7

reflection, inner life, seeking

6 + 5 + 5 = 16 → 7

Personality

The consonants: what others notice first.

11

intuition and inspiration (master number)

5 + 3 + 3 = 11

Digits missing from the name
1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9
Most frequent digit
5 · freedom, change, movement
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Your name and theirs

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