as a First Name
From Old French noel, nael ‘Christmas’, from Latin natalis dies (Domini) ‘birthday (of the Lord)’. The meaning is still relatively transparent, partly because the term occurs as a synonym for ‘Christmas’ in the refrain of well-known carols. The name is often given to children born at Christmas time, though it is now little used as a girl's name in Britain.
| 733rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 55,824
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Hawaii
- has the most people named Noel per capita
- 1968
- marked the height of its popularity
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