How Many People Are Named Nowell?
people named Nowell are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,406,935 people in the US has this name
Based on 167 babies named Nowell in Social Security records from 1927 to 2022, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
10 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the surname Nowell (a variant of NOEL).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nowell in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nowell alive today is about 42 years old, and 54% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 24 and 58 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nowell first appears in the records in 1927 and was given most often in 1969, to 10 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2022.
Babies given the name each year, 1927 to 2022
🏆 Rank History
Nowell has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #3,006, in 1969.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #3,006 (1969) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,155 in the 1960s |
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