Noelle
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French, often given to girls born near Christmas. From French Noëlle, the feminine form of the male given name Noël.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Noelle (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Noelle has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2015. 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 | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 4 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2009 | 28 |
| 2010 | 43 |
| 2011 | 27 |
| 2012 | 40 |
| 2013 | 55 |
| 2014 | 40 |
| 2015 | 72 |
| 2016 | 70 |
| 2017 | 71 |
| 2018 | 69 |
| 2019 | 64 |
| 2020 | 62 |
| 2021 | 69 |
| 2022 | 66 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 31 |
| 2000 | 36 |
| 2001 | 40 |
| 2002 | 46 |
| 2003 | 49 |
| 2004 | 54 |
| 2005 | 66 |
| 2006 | 79 |
| 2007 | 92 |
| 2008 | 112 |
| 2009 | 141 |
| 2010 | 184 |
| 2011 | 212 |
| 2012 | 257 |
| 2013 | 311 |
| 2014 | 354 |
| 2015 | 425 |
| 2016 | 492 |
| 2017 | 564 |
| 2018 | 633 |
| 2019 | 704 |
| 2020 | 771 |
Noelle in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Noelle.Hi! My name is Noelle.
- Har du träffat Noelle? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Noelle? She started working here on Monday.
- Jag ska fika med Noelle i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Noelle this afternoon.
- Noelles mamma är lärare.Noelle's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Noelles mamma is Noelle's mum.
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Questions about Noelle
How do you pronounce Noelle in Swedish?
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What does the name Noelle mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from French, often given to girls born near Christmas. From French Noëlle, the feminine form of the male given name Noël.
How popular is Noelle in Sweden?
66 babies were named Noelle in 2022. In 2020, 771 people in Sweden had Noelle as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2015 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.