Noel

French

"Christmas"

Noel Origin and Meaning

The name Noel is a boy's name of French origin meaning "Christmas".

Noel is British, fey, and sophisticated, connoting wit and creativity, much like namesake Noel Coward. Noel has also been a character on Felicity and Pretty Little Liars. Thanks to their association with Christmas, Noel and Noelle make ideal names for December babies and names for Christmas babies.

Noel Rank in US Top 1000

# 451 in the US

Noel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 600 on Nameberry

Noel Popularity

• 451 US 2023
• 600 Nameberry 2024
• 82 Unisex 2023
• 296 Future 2028
• 522 England 2021
• 93 Germany 2023
• 44 Sweden 2022
• 11 Finland 2023
• 89 Switzerland 2023
• 8 Hungary 2023
• 190 Poland 2020
• 51 Slovenia 2023
• 38 Croatia 2023

20 Names Similar to Noel

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Noel.

• Noelle
• Noel
• Joel
• Claude
• Shannon
• Warren
• Merry
• Alec
• Yeats
• Basil
• Gael
• Clayton
• Holly
• Achilles
• Quentin
• Casper
• Yves
• Shiloh
• Lee
• Viggo

Famous People Named Noel

• Noel Gallagher lead singer of Oasis
• Noel Anthony Clarke English actor, director and screenwriter
• Noel Coward playwright and musician
• Noel Edmonds TV presenter
• Noel Fielding British comedian
• Noel Fisher Canadian actor
• Noel Harrison British actor and son of Rex Harrison
• Douglas Noel Adams British novelist
• Noel Fitzpatrick Irish vet
• Noel Miller Youtuber

Noel in Pop Culture

• Noel Crane a main character on "Felicity"
• Noel Kahn character in "Pretty Little Liars"
• Papai Noel Santa Claus' name in some Latin America countries