The name Noa is a boy's name meaning "rest, repose; motion".

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 There is a female figure in the Old Testament named Noa or Noah, whose name derives from the Hebrew No'ah, meaning "motion". The popular Biblical male name Noah (sometimes spelled as the streamlined Noa) is derived from a different Hebrew name: Noach "rest, repose" – although confusingly they are often written the same in English. 

 Noa is the modern Hebrew spelling of the female name, and is very popular for girls in Israel, as well as in several European countries, including Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands. But Noa is also a popular spelling of the male name Noah in countries including France, Wales, Hawaii, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina — and as of 2024, the US, where it was one of the fastest rising names of the year and entered the Top 1000. 
 

Just to throw another meaning into the mix, noa can also mean "free" or "freedom" in Hawaii, and appears as an element in names such as Kainoa and Kanoa. It might also be found in the Hawaiian name Nāinoa, however here it comes from inoa meaning "namesake". 

 So is a boy named Noa named after a female Biblical figure (whose name means "motion") or a male one (meaning "rest")? That's up to you! The ideal of gender neutrality means nothing belongs exclusively to one sex or the other, and that includes the spellings of Noa/Noah.

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The name Noa is currently ranked #985 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #985 in 2024. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in NOA, NOA, and NOA. Noa is also used for girls, ranking #226 in 2025 (more popular).

The name Noa is a girl's name of Hebrew, Japanese origin meaning "motion; my love, affection".

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This Old Testament name has been one of the most popular girls names in Israel over the last decade and is also a favorite in Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. First appearing in the US charts back in the 2010s, it now sits in the Top 300, and while it may feel like an attempt to make Noah unisex, it is in fact a separate, feminine name.
 Borne by a female figure in the Old Testament named Noa (or Noah), this form of the name derives from the Hebrew No'ah, meaning "motion". The popular Biblical male name Noah is derived from a different Hebrew origin: Noach, meaning "rest, repose".
 Noa is the established, modern Hebrew spelling of the female name, but it may also be found as a variant spelling of the male name Noah – popular in countries including France, Wales, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. As such, Noa is still a unisex choice. 
 
Additionally, Noa also has roots in Japanese, in which it means "my love, my affection", adding to the versatility of this short moniker. In this case, it would be pronounced NO-A, with emphasis on both syllables.

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The name Noa is currently ranked #226 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #226 in 2025. The name is most popular in NOA, NOA, and NOA. Noa is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#2,172	63	32.8
2015	#2,185	63	32.9
2016	#2,061	69	36.4
2017	#2,476	52	28.1
2018	#2,160	65	35.8
2019	#1,882	80	44.6
2020	#2,251	61	35.3
2021	#1,694	97	55.4
2022	#1,336	141	80.8
2023	#1,277	151	88.3
2024	#985	228	132.3
2025	#1,006	225	131.7

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