Noelle
Noelle is a female given name: 99% of people named Noelle are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
Noelle · Noëlle
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Ireland
- Also spelled
- Noëlle
- US births since 1880
- 75 male / 32,986 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Noelle
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Noelle," in English, "Guten Tag Noelle," in German. Noelle is a female given name: about 99% of people named Noelle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Noelle,
German
Guten Tag Noelle,
French
Bonjour Noelle,
Spanish
Estimado/a Noelle:
Chinese
Noelle您好：
Japanese
Noelle様
English
Hi Noelle,
German
Hi Noelle,
French
Salut Noelle,
Spanish
Hola Noelle,
Chinese
Noelle你好：
Japanese
Noelleさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
75 male · 32,986 female · 33,061 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Noelle a male or female name?
Noelle is a female given name: 99% of people named Noelle are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Noelle in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Noelle," in English, "Guten Tag Noelle," in German. Noelle is a female given name: about 99% of people named Noelle are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Noelle a unisex name?
Noelle is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Noelle are men. Noelle leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Noelle a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/noelle (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_noelle,
title = {Is Noelle a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/noelle},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}