Noel
Meaning and origin
From English Noel and French Noël. In general use among Swedish-speakers since about 2000.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Noel (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Noel has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 27 |
| 1999 | 23 |
| 2000 | 55 |
| 2001 | 78 |
| 2002 | 151 |
| 2003 | 252 |
| 2004 | 273 |
| 2005 | 283 |
| 2006 | 265 |
| 2007 | 360 |
| 2008 | 302 |
| 2009 | 352 |
| 2010 | 410 |
| 2011 | 321 |
| 2012 | 331 |
| 2013 | 281 |
| 2014 | 267 |
| 2015 | 295 |
| 2016 | 283 |
| 2017 | 280 |
| 2018 | 291 |
| 2019 | 293 |
| 2020 | 290 |
| 2021 | 288 |
| 2022 | 295 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | – | 167 |
| 2000 | – | 224 |
| 2001 | – | 310 |
| 2002 | – | 462 |
| 2003 | – | 711 |
| 2004 | – | 979 |
| 2005 | – | 1,269 |
| 2006 | – | 1,536 |
| 2007 | – | 1,899 |
| 2008 | – | 2,222 |
| 2009 | – | 2,588 |
| 2010 | – | 3,000 |
| 2011 | – | 3,334 |
| 2012 | – | 3,657 |
| 2013 | – | 3,942 |
| 2014 | – | 4,227 |
| 2015 | 11 | 4,519 |
| 2016 | 12 | 4,813 |
| 2017 | 12 | 5,108 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5,400 |
| 2019 | 16 | 5,716 |
| 2020 | 15 | 5,998 |
Noel in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Noel.Hi! My name is Noel.
- Noel bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Noel lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Noel kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Noel is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Noels mamma är lärare.Noel's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Noels mamma is Noel's mum.
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Questions about Noel
How do you pronounce Noel in Swedish?
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What does the name Noel mean?
From English Noel and French Noël. In general use among Swedish-speakers since about 2000.
How popular is Noel in Sweden?
295 babies were named Noel in 2022. In 2020, 6,013 people in Sweden had Noel as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.