NoelName meaning, origin and popularity
Noel is a unisex name of French origin. Its traditional meaning is “Christmas”.
Noel at a glance
- Meaning
- Christmas
- Origin
- French
- Gender
- Unisex
- Letters
- 4
- First letter
- N
How popular is Noel in Australia?
Noel was not in the NSW top 100 for boys in 2025. It last appeared in 1964. Its highest rank for boys was number 54 in 1953, and it has been in the top 100 in 13 of the 74 years since 1952.
| Year | 1975 | 1985 | 1995 | 2005 | 2015 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank (boys) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
“–” means the name was outside the top 100 that year. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Popular Baby Names 1952 to 2025 (Data.NSW, data as at 26 March 2026). The list covers the top 100 names for each sex per year in NSW only. See popular baby names for the full 2025 top 20.
Names similar to Noel
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- YvesFrench
- YvetteFrench
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