Joah
About Joah
A simple and streamlined Biblical name, Joah borne by several figures in the Old Testament. Meaning "Yahweh is his brother" or "brother of God", it could be an unexpected way to honor a family Joe or an alternative to the popular Noah, Josiah, and Jonah.
Currently popular in The Netherlands where it ranks in the Top 100, Joah is less familiar elsewhere, though it has been receiving increased attention in the US since 2010. Pronounced as YO-a in Dutch but more like JO-uh in English, 70 American boys were called Joah in a recent year.
Pronounced JO-uh.
As of October 2026, Joah ranked #2028 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1959 in 2023, Nameberry popularity #598.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,218 | 61 | 31.8 |
| 2015 | #2,284 | 58 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | #2,571 | 49 | 25.8 |
| 2017 | #2,547 | 50 | 27 |
| 2018 | #2,594 | 49 | 27 |
| 2019 | #2,442 | 55 | 30.7 |
| 2020 | #2,818 | 43 | 24.9 |
| 2021 | #2,394 | 57 | 32.6 |
| 2022 | #2,688 | 49 | 28.1 |
| 2023 | #1,959 | 79 | 46.2 |
| 2024 | #2,101 | 71 | 41.2 |
| 2025 | #2,028 | 74 | 43.3 |
World rankings
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Joah on lists
Famous Joahs
- Joah
father of Iddo; son of Zimmah; of the tribe of Levi (1 Chr. 6:21)
- Joah
son of Obed,edom (1 Chr. 26:4)
- Joah
son of Zimmah; Levite during King Hezekiah's reign (2 Chr. 29:12)
- Joah
son of Asaph; messanger for King Hezekiah (Isaiah 36:3)
- Joah
son of Joahaz the recorder (2 Chr. 34:8)
- Joah Tucker
American basketball player
- Joah Bates
English musician and conductor
- Joah "John" Carver Phelon
English motorcycle designer
- Joah Buley
American actor
- Joah Tunnel
American musician of band The Never
Joah in pop culture
- "Joah
" song by Jay Park (means "I like you" in Korean)