Noah
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Noah
Noah is nearly a patriarch of popular baby names at this point, going from Old Testament graybeard to Top 10 name in 2009, hitting Number 1 in 2013, and now settled into second place in the US for the past eight years.
Noah for boys#2 US
Noah was derived from the Hebrew name Noach, which itself came from the root nuach, meaning "rest," although some sources claim it can also carry the opposite meaning, "motion." In the Bible, Noah was deemed the only righteous man of his time, singled out by God to survive the great flood sent to punish the world. He built his famous ark, onto which he herded a pair of every animal.
A generation or two ago, Noah seemed far too antiquated to become a popular name. But now, along with brethren Abraham, Moses, and even Elijah, it's eminently baby-worthy.
Noah's popularity is widely international, ranking highly in all English-speaking countries along with France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Noah is also a top name in countries as diverse as Belgium and Brazil, Norway and Chile.
Actor Rupert Graves and singer Michael Buble both have sons named Noah. Billy Ray Cyrus, responsible for the name Miley, crossed gender lines to call another of his daughters Noah.
The feminine homonym Noa -- which isn't a form of the Biblical male Noah (it's a separate female name from the Old Testament) -- is currently the most popular girls' name in Israel. It is however the Welsh form of masculine Noah too, and as such, a Top 100 choice in Wales, making it a perfect legitimate spelling for boys.
With its soft sounds and vowel ending, Noah has also brought with it a number of gentler boys names, such as Asher, Ezra, Luca, Jonah, and Koa.
Noah for girls#624 US
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, which means "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 Noah is an established variant spelling, popularized by Noah Cyrus.
So is a girl called Noah named after a female Biblical figure (whose name means "motion") or a male one (meaning "rest")? That's up to you!
An increasing number of American parents have been drawn to this spelling in recent years. It entered the Top 1000 back in 2020 and as of 2024, it sits at #560.
Pronounced NO-uh.
As of October 2026, Noah ranked #2 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1 in 2013, Nameberry popularity #33.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1 | 19,338 | #1,886 | 107 |
| 2015 | #1 | 19,678 | #1,590 | 137 |
| 2016 | #1 | 19,187 | #1,634 | 134 |
| 2017 | #2 | 18,502 | #1,329 | 176 |
| 2018 | #2 | 18,429 | #1,308 | 175 |
| 2019 | #2 | 19,172 | #1,115 | 219 |
| 2020 | #2 | 18,451 | #874 | 308 |
| 2021 | #2 | 18,906 | #691 | 418 |
| 2022 | #2 | 18,735 | #618 | 479 |
| 2023 | #2 | 19,088 | #642 | 457 |
| 2024 | #2 | 20,337 | #561 | 539 |
| 2025 | #2 | 20,358 | #624 | 468 |
World rankings
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Cabey, American actor and pianist
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American baseball pitcher
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son of singer Jackie DeShannon and Randy Edelman
- Noah Hutton (b. 1987)Boy
son of actors Timothy Hutton and Debra Winger
- Noah Becker (b. 1994)Boy
son of model Barbara Becker and tennis player Boris Becker
- Noah Duguay (b. 1995)Boy
son of model Kim Alexis and ice hockey player Ron Duguay
- Noah Tinsley (b. 1999)Boy
son of violinist Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band
- Noah Weiland (b. 2000)Boy
son of late singer Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots
- Noah Yorke (b. 2001)Boy
son of singer Thom Yorke of Radiohead
- Noah Vaughn Atwood (b. 2003)Boy
son of YouTuber Roman Atwood
- Noah Corfield (b. 2004)Boy
son of actress Sunetra Sarker and Nick Corfield
- Noah Etienne Guillaume Gabriel Matthias Xavier de Nassau (b. 2007)Boy
Prince of Luxembourg, son of Prince Louis
- Noah Graves (b. 2007)Boy
son of English actor Rupert Graves
- Noah Shaaban (b. 2008)Boy
son of footballer Rami Shaaban
- Noah Angel Solomon (b. 2009)Boy
octuplet of Octomom Nadya Suleman
- Noah Roger Deffenbaugh (b. 2009)Boy
son of singer Jo Dee Messina
- Noah Nicholas Martin Evans (b. 2009)Boy
son of TV presenter Chris Evans
- Noah Monteiro (b. 2009)Boy
son of racing driver Tiago Monteiro
- Noah James Finder (b. 2010)Boy
son of Jordan Ward,Finder and Brian Finder of TV's "16 and Pregnant"
- Noah Matthew Smith (b. 2010)Boy
son of Jennifer del Rio and Joshua Smith of TV's "16 and Pregnant;" twin of brother Joshua Devan Smith
- Noah Shannon Green (b. 2012)Boy
son of actors Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox
- Noah Rev Maurer (b. 2012)Boy
son of actor Josh Lucas
- Noah Phoenix Mazur (b. 2012)Boy
son of model and actress Alessandra Ambrosio
- Noah Buble (b. 2013)Boy
son of singer Michael Buble
- Noah Santiago Tisdelle (b. 2013)Boy
son of actress Michelle Morgan and Derek Tisdelle
- Noah Vick (b. 2014)Boy
son of TV personality Kalenna Harper and Tony Vick
- Noah Murphy (b. 2014)Boy
son of baseball player Daniel Murphy
- Noah Dalton (b. 2014)Boy
son of NFL player Andy Dalton
- Noah Soares (b. 2015)Boy
son of tennis player Bruno Soares
- Noah Atweh (b. 2015)Boy
son of singers Sandy Molling and Nasri Tony Atweh
- Noah GrossmanBoy
American YouTuber and member of Smosh
- Noah Russell Westbrook (b. 2017)Boy
son of American pro basketball player Russell Westbrook
- Noah SchnappBoy
American actor
- Noah HanifinBoy
American ice hockey player
- Noah DobsonBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- NoahGirl
one of Zelophehad's five daughters (Num. 26:33).
- Noah Lindsey CyrusGirl
American singer andactress; younger sister of Miley Cyrus.
Noah in pop culture
- Noah PuckermanBoy
character on Fox's "Glee"
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main character in book/movie "The Notebook"
- Noah St. ClairBoy
military surgeon and Velvare's messenger in "The Silver Eye," a webcomic by Laura Hollingsworth
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father from the Boondock Saints movie series
- Noah BennetBoy
character on NBC's "Heroes"
- Noah ClaypoleBoy
character in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist
- Noah (or Noa) KaibaBoy
character from anime ""Yu,Gi,Oh!"
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character in the movie "2012"
- Noah SweetwineBoy
character in Jandy Nelson's "I'll Give You The Sun"
- Noah GallagherBoy
main character in Betsy Cornwell's "Tides"
- Noah LawsonBoy
character in Australian soap "Home & Away"
- Noah VosenBoy
character in movie "The Bourne Ultimatum"
- Noah and the WhaleBoy
English indie folk band
- Noah BeckettBoy
main character on TV's "Second Noah"
- Noah DanielsBoy
character on Fox's "24"
- Noah DrakeBoy
character on soap "General Hospital"
- Noah BennettBoy
character on NBC's "Passions"
- Noah fon Ronsenburg aka GabranthBoy
character in video game "Final Fantasy XII"
- Noah JoadBoy
character in book/movie "The Grapes of Wrath"
- Noah HicksBoy
character on ABC's "Alias"
- Noah KellerBoy
main character in movie "The Ring"
- NoahBoy
main character in anime "Monsuno"
- Noah KingBoy
character on animated series "Noah and Saskia"
- Noah KuttlerBoy
supervillain in DC Comics
- Noah MayerBoy
character on soap "As the World Turns"
- Noah NewmanBoy
character on soap "The Young and the Restless"
- Noah NicholsBoy
character on TV's "Noah's Arc"
- Noah ParkerBoy
character in animated series "Atomic Betty"
- Noah TateBoy
character on British soap "Emmerdale"
- Noah TaylorBoy
character on TV's "Desperate Housewives"
- NoahBoy
minor character on anime "Fullmetal Alchemist"
- NoahBoy
character on animated series "Total Drama Island"
- NoahBoy
character in Anthony Horowitz's book series The Power of Five
- Noah JacksonBoy
character on Family's "The Latest Buzz"
- Noah UnderwoodBoy
main character in Carl Hiaasen's "Flush"
- Noah Elliot Simon ShawBoy
character from the Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
- Noah FosterBoy
a main character on MTV's "Scream: The TV Series"
- "NoahBoy
" 2014 movie about the Biblical Noah
- Noah StilinskiBoy
character on MTV's "Teen Wolf"
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character in ''The kissing booth''
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character in "The Madness" by Alison Rattle
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the wizard in Phantasy Star, for Sega Master System.