Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Noel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Noel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2014

Peak rank proxy

901

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20142024

Peak year

2014

Decline from peak

19.2%

2024

728

All-time

51,456

Noel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2014, when 901 boys were named Noel.

In 2024, only 728 boys were given the name.

Down 19.2% from its peak.

All told, about 51,456 Americans have been named Noel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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