Spellings
Noelle or Noel?
In the US in 2025, 66% of babies in this name family were spelled Noelle and 34% Noel. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Ten years ago
Noelle already led in 2015, with 60% of the family's births; it has 70% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,146 to 2,142 births, almost unchanged.
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noelle | 1,284 | 1,507 | +17% |
| Noel | 862 | 635 | −26% |
How they sound
All of these spellings are said the same way: /noʊˈɛl/ (noh-EL). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.
In France
In France in 2025: Noelle 5 births and Noel 10 births.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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