Noah Overview
Noah Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Noah?
The name Noah means “rest” or “repose.” People named Noah are often seen as calm, dependable, and soothing, reflecting the name’s association with tranquility and peace.
What Is the Origin of The Name Noah?
Noah has its origins in Hebrew, deriving from the name Noach. It has been a significant name in religious texts, particularly in the story of Noah’s Ark in the Bible, and has been used across various cultures for centuries.
Noah Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Noah
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2 No change from 2022 | 18995 (+287 from 2022) | 1.03733 |
2022 | 2 No change from 2021 | 18708 (-176 from 2021) | 0.99884 |
2021 | 2 No change from 2020 | 18884 (+455 from 2020) | 1.00790 |
2020 | 2 No change from 2019 | 18429 (-730 from 2019) | 0.99634 |
2019 | 2 No change from 2018 | 19159 (+744 from 2018) | 0.99694 |
2018 | 2 No change from 2017 | 18415 (-73 from 2017) | 0.94740 |
2017 | 2 (-1 from 2016) | 18488 (-689 from 2016) | 0.93415 |
2016 | 1 No change from 2015 | 19177 (-498 from 2015) | 0.94672 |
2015 | 1 No change from 2014 | 19675 (+342 from 2014) | 0.96237 |
2014 | 1 No change from 2013 | 19333 (+1049 from 2013) | 0.94343 |
2013 | 1 (+3 from 2012) | 18284 (+910 from 2012) | 0.90484 |
2012 | 4 (+1 from 2011) | 17374 (+496 from 2011) | 0.85621 |
2011 | 5 (+2 from 2010) | 16878 (+403 from 2010) | 0.83085 |
2010 | 7 (+2 from 2009) | 16475 (-785 from 2009) | 0.80193 |
2009 | 9 (+6 from 2008) | 17260 (+1460 from 2008) | 0.81380 |
2008 | 15 (-1 from 2007) | 15800 (-800 from 2007) | 0.72463 |
2007 | 14 (+1 from 2006) | 16600 (+260 from 2006) | 0.74941 |
2006 | 15 (+8 from 2005) | 16340 (+2439 from 2005) | 0.74531 |
2005 | 23 (+6 from 2004) | 13901 (+1991 from 2004) | 0.65345 |
2004 | 29 (+2 from 2003) | 11910 (+69 from 2003) | 0.56356 |
2003 | 31 No change from 2002 | 11841 (-234 from 2002) | 0.56355 |
2002 | 31 (-3 from 2001) | 12075 (-1418 from 2001) | 0.58428 |
2001 | 28 (-1 from 2000) | 13493 (-787 from 2000) | 0.65234 |
2000 | 27 (-3 from 1999) | 14280 (-651 from 1999) | 0.68380 |
1999 | 24 (+5 from 1998) | 14931 (+1517 from 1998) | 0.73227 |
1998 | 29 (+9 from 1997) | 13414 (+4135 from 1997) | 0.66156 |
1997 | 38 (+12 from 1996) | 9279 (+2096 from 1996) | 0.46446 |
1996 | 50 (+49 from 1995) | 7183 (+3359 from 1995) | 0.35848 |
1995 | 99 (+60 from 1994) | 3824 (+1744 from 1994) | 0.19012 |
1994 | 159 (+43 from 1993) | 2080 (+577 from 1993) | 0.10204 |
1993 | 202 (+14 from 1992) | 1503 (+79 from 1992) | 0.07277 |
1992 | 216 (+9 from 1991) | 1424 (+109 from 1991) | 0.06784 |
1991 | 225 (+3 from 1990) | 1315 (+5 from 1990) | 0.06204 |
1990 | 228 (-9 from 1989) | 1310 (+68 from 1989) | 0.06087 |
1989 | 219 (+11 from 1988) | 1242 (+177 from 1988) | 0.05926 |
1988 | 230 (+6 from 1987) | 1065 (+69 from 1987) | 0.05319 |
1987 | 236 (-9 from 1986) | 996 (-43 from 1986) | 0.05107 |
1986 | 227 (-10 from 1985) | 1039 (-70 from 1985) | 0.05407 |
1985 | 217 (-23 from 1984) | 1109 (-137 from 1984) | 0.05763 |
1984 | 194 (-25 from 1983) | 1246 (-297 from 1983) | 0.06639 |
1983 | 169 (-15 from 1982) | 1543 (-273 from 1982) | 0.08280 |
1982 | 154 (+26 from 1981) | 1816 (+416 from 1981) | 0.09623 |
1981 | 180 (+60 from 1980) | 1400 (+472 from 1980) | 0.07517 |
1980 | 240 No change from 1979 | 928 (+15 from 1979) | 0.05003 |
1979 | 240 (+43 from 1978) | 913 (+226 from 1978) | 0.05097 |
1978 | 283 (+2 from 1977) | 687 (+5 from 1977) | 0.04021 |
1977 | 285 (+39 from 1976) | 682 (+139 from 1976) | 0.03990 |
1976 | 324 (-13 from 1975) | 543 (-37 from 1975) | 0.03326 |
1975 | 311 (+13 from 1974) | 580 (+32 from 1974) | 0.03575 |
1974 | 324 (+20 from 1973) | 548 (+56 from 1973) | 0.03361 |
1973 | 344 (+40 from 1972) | 492 (+70 from 1972) | 0.03049 |
1972 | 384 (-17 from 1971) | 422 (-56 from 1971) | 0.02521 |
1971 | 367 (+77 from 1970) | 478 (+138 from 1970) | 0.02629 |
1970 | 444 (+47 from 1969) | 340 (+94 from 1969) | 0.01785 |
1969 | 491 (+83 from 1968) | 246 (+72 from 1968) | 0.01345 |
1968 | 574 (+27 from 1967) | 174 (+20 from 1967) | 0.00980 |
1967 | 601 (-3 from 1966) | 154 (-3 from 1966) | 0.00865 |
1966 | 598 (+81 from 1965) | 157 (+37 from 1965) | 0.00864 |
1965 | 679 (-19 from 1964) | 120 (-18 from 1964) | 0.00633 |
1964 | 660 (+35 from 1963) | 138 (+14 from 1963) | 0.00681 |
1963 | 695 (-41 from 1962) | 124 (-16 from 1962) | 0.00601 |
1962 | 654 (+28 from 1961) | 140 (+14 from 1961) | 0.00666 |
1961 | 682 (-18 from 1960) | 126 (-13 from 1960) | 0.00584 |
1960 | 664 (-41 from 1959) | 139 (-14 from 1959) | 0.00642 |
1959 | 623 (+34 from 1958) | 153 (+16 from 1958) | 0.00706 |
1958 | 657 (-35 from 1957) | 137 (-16 from 1957) | 0.00636 |
1957 | 622 (+24 from 1956) | 153 (+15 from 1956) | 0.00699 |
1956 | 646 No change from 1955 | 138 (+5 from 1955) | 0.00643 |
1955 | 646 (-4 from 1954) | 133 (+2 from 1954) | 0.00636 |
1954 | 642 (-85 from 1953) | 131 (-30 from 1953) | 0.00633 |
1953 | 557 (+25 from 1952) | 161 (+18 from 1952) | 0.00804 |
1952 | 582 (-36 from 1951) | 143 (-11 from 1951) | 0.00725 |
1951 | 546 (+1 from 1950) | 154 (+1 from 1950) | 0.00806 |
1950 | 547 (+2 from 1949) | 153 (+5 from 1949) | 0.00841 |
1949 | 549 (-6 from 1948) | 148 (-2 from 1948) | 0.00821 |
1948 | 543 (-4 from 1947) | 150 (-6 from 1947) | 0.00841 |
1947 | 539 (+23 from 1946) | 156 (+26 from 1946) | 0.00840 |
1946 | 562 (-44 from 1945) | 130 (-3 from 1945) | 0.00788 |
1945 | 518 (-36 from 1944) | 133 (-24 from 1944) | 0.00970 |
1944 | 482 (+15 from 1943) | 157 (+2 from 1943) | 0.01130 |
1943 | 497 (-40 from 1942) | 155 (-27 from 1942) | 0.01066 |
1942 | 457 (+9 from 1941) | 182 (+21 from 1941) | 0.01292 |
1941 | 466 (+5 from 1940) | 161 (+11 from 1940) | 0.01283 |
1940 | 471 (+42 from 1939) | 150 (+28 from 1939) | 0.01265 |
1939 | 513 (-35 from 1938) | 122 (-23 from 1938) | 0.01076 |
1938 | 478 (-6 from 1937) | 145 (+2 from 1937) | 0.01276 |
1937 | 472 (-7 from 1936) | 143 (-4 from 1936) | 0.01308 |
1936 | 465 (-48 from 1935) | 147 (-28 from 1935) | 0.01381 |
1935 | 417 (+45 from 1934) | 175 (+27 from 1934) | 0.01636 |
1934 | 462 (-51 from 1933) | 148 (-25 from 1933) | 0.01394 |
1933 | 411 (+5 from 1932) | 173 (-9 from 1932) | 0.01696 |
1932 | 416 (+4 from 1931) | 182 (+2 from 1931) | 0.01694 |
1931 | 420 (+6 from 1930) | 180 (-11 from 1930) | 0.01683 |
1930 | 426 (-6 from 1929) | 191 (-6 from 1929) | 0.01691 |
1929 | 420 (+37 from 1928) | 197 (+23 from 1928) | 0.01779 |
1928 | 457 (-72 from 1927) | 174 (-62 from 1927) | 0.01525 |
1927 | 385 (-3 from 1926) | 236 (+1 from 1926) | 0.02031 |
1926 | 382 (+22 from 1925) | 235 (+16 from 1925) | 0.02052 |
1925 | 404 (-13 from 1924) | 219 (-20 from 1924) | 0.01902 |
1924 | 391 (-21 from 1923) | 239 (-20 from 1923) | 0.02044 |
1923 | 370 (+20 from 1922) | 259 (+23 from 1922) | 0.02287 |
1922 | 390 (-6 from 1921) | 236 (-11 from 1921) | 0.02097 |
1921 | 384 (-1 from 1920) | 247 (+5 from 1920) | 0.02171 |
1920 | 383 (-21 from 1919) | 242 (-11 from 1919) | 0.02198 |
1919 | 362 (+15 from 1918) | 253 (+6 from 1918) | 0.02492 |
1918 | 377 (+5 from 1917) | 247 (+28 from 1917) | 0.02355 |
1917 | 382 (-27 from 1916) | 219 (-10 from 1916) | 0.02283 |
1916 | 355 (+35 from 1915) | 229 (+40 from 1915) | 0.02480 |
1915 | 390 (-30 from 1914) | 189 (+18 from 1914) | 0.02145 |
1914 | 360 (-12 from 1913) | 171 (+30 from 1913) | 0.02502 |
1913 | 348 (+7 from 1912) | 141 (+25 from 1912) | 0.02629 |
1912 | 355 (-64 from 1911) | 116 (+34 from 1911) | 0.02569 |
1911 | 291 (-30 from 1910) | 82 (-5 from 1910) | 0.03397 |
1910 | 261 (+24 from 1909) | 87 (+25 from 1909) | 0.04172 |
1909 | 285 (-30 from 1908) | 62 (-6 from 1908) | 0.03506 |
1908 | 255 (+14 from 1907) | 68 (+7 from 1907) | 0.04087 |
1907 | 269 (-13 from 1906) | 61 (+1 from 1906) | 0.03847 |
1906 | 256 (-5 from 1905) | 60 No change from 1905 | 0.04165 |
1905 | 251 (+26 from 1904) | 60 (+14 from 1904) | 0.04189 |
1904 | 277 (-11 from 1903) | 46 (-2 from 1903) | 0.03321 |
1903 | 266 (-51 from 1902) | 48 (-21 from 1902) | 0.03712 |
1902 | 215 (+17 from 1901) | 69 (+13 from 1901) | 0.05198 |
1901 | 232 (-28 from 1900) | 56 (-36 from 1900) | 0.04845 |
1900 | 204 (+40 from 1899) | 92 (+45 from 1899) | 0.05675 |
1899 | 244 (-33 from 1898) | 47 (-21 from 1898) | 0.04080 |
1898 | 211 (+11 from 1897) | 68 (+10 from 1897) | 0.05148 |
1897 | 222 (-6 from 1896) | 58 (-11 from 1896) | 0.04756 |
1896 | 216 (-17 from 1895) | 69 (-3 from 1895) | 0.05346 |
1895 | 199 (-1 from 1894) | 72 (-2 from 1894) | 0.05685 |
1894 | 198 (+7 from 1893) | 74 (+5 from 1893) | 0.05925 |
1893 | 205 (-10 from 1892) | 69 (-10 from 1892) | 0.05701 |
1892 | 195 (-25 from 1891) | 79 (+3 from 1891) | 0.06010 |
1891 | 170 (+10 from 1890) | 76 (+2 from 1890) | 0.06956 |
1890 | 180 (-22 from 1889) | 74 (-11 from 1889) | 0.06182 |
1889 | 158 (+19 from 1888) | 85 (+2 from 1888) | 0.07141 |
1888 | 177 (-39 from 1887) | 83 (-11 from 1887) | 0.06389 |
1887 | 138 (+17 from 1886) | 94 (+4 from 1886) | 0.08599 |
1886 | 155 (+19 from 1885) | 90 (+14 from 1885) | 0.07560 |
1885 | 174 (-28 from 1884) | 76 (-18 from 1884) | 0.06555 |
1884 | 146 (+12 from 1883) | 94 (+13 from 1883) | 0.07659 |
1883 | 158 (-29 from 1882) | 81 (-27 from 1882) | 0.07202 |
1882 | 129 (+23 from 1881) | 108 (+27 from 1881) | 0.08850 |
1881 | 152 (-26 from 1880) | 81 (-22 from 1880) | 0.07481 |
1880 | 126 First SSA data recorded | 103 First SSA data recorded | 0.08699 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Noah
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#12021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Texas (TX)
#22021 | #22022 | #22023 |
Florida (FL)
#22021 | #22022 | #22023 |
New York (NY)
#22021 | #22022 | #22023 |
Ohio (OH)
#32021 | #32022 | #42023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#12021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Illinois (IL)
#12021 | #12022 | #12023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#22021 | #22022 | #22023 |
Michigan (MI)
#12021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Georgia (GA)
#12021 | #12022 | #22023 |
Virginia (VA)
#22021 | #22022 | #22023 |
Indiana (IN)
#32021 | #52022 | #32023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#42021 | #42022 | #62023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#22021 | #22022 | #22023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#12021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#22021 | #22022 | #32023 |
Washington (WA)
#22021 | #32022 | #32023 |
Missouri (MO)
#62021 | #62022 | #42023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#92021 | #102022 | #82023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#62021 | #52022 | #52023 |
Maryland (MD)
#22021 | #22022 | #22023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#52021 | #22022 | #32023 |
Colorado (CO)
#32021 | #42022 | #32023 |
Alabama (AL)
#42021 | #42022 | #42023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#22021 | #32022 | #22023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#42021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#32021 | #32022 | #32023 |
Oregon (OR)
#62021 | #52022 | #52023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#12021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Iowa (IA)
#42021 | #152022 | #52023 |
Kansas (KS)
#32021 | #52022 | #32023 |
Utah (UT)
#102021 | #72022 | #92023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#42021 | #32022 | #32023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#52021 | #42022 | #52023 |
Nevada (NV)
#22021 | #22022 | #22023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#42021 | #72022 | #52023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#12021 | #32022 | #32023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#102021 | #72022 | #52023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#12021 | #12022 | #32023 |
Maine (ME)
#152021 | #72022 | #92023 |
Idaho (ID)
#82021 | #122022 | #122023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#82021 | #122022 | #92023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#22021 | #22022 | #12023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#42021 | #72022 | #22023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#82021 | #72022 | #152023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#162021 | #92022 | #72023 |
Delaware (DE)
#12021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Montana (MT)
#112021 | #42022 | #62023 |
Alaska (AK)
#12021 | #92022 | #42023 |
Vermont (VT)
#32021 | #242022 | #82023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#62021 | #12022 | #132023 |
Popularity Rankings for Noah in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#22021 | #12022 | #22023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#32019 | #42020 | #12021 |
Popularity in Scotland
#22021 | #12022 | #22023 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#22021 | #32022 | #12023 |
Popularity in Denmark
#132021 | #62022 | #1First half of 2023 |
Popularity in Canada
#12021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#12021 | #32022 | #12023 |
Popularity in Norway
#12021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#22021 | #22022 | #12023 |
Popularity in Belgium
#22020 | #12021 | #12022 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#22020 | #12021 | #12022 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#12020 | #12021 | #12022 |
Popularity in Germany
#22021 | #12022 | #12023 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#42021 | #22022 | #32023 |
Popularity in Ireland
#22021 | #22022 | #22023 |
Popularity in Austria
#122020 | #102021 | #52022 |
Popularity in Argentina
#132020 | #62021 |
Popularity in France
#112020 | #82021 | #62022 |
Popularity in Philippines
#72022 |
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#92021 | #172022 | #82023 |
Popularity in Italy
#462020 | #422021 | #362022 |
Popularity in Chile
#922019 | #612020 | #382021 |
Popularity in Portugal
#812012 | #502020 |
Popularity in Spain
#682020 | #542021 | #502022 |
Popularity in Uruguay
#612021 | #562022 | #562023 |
Popularity in Basque Country, Spain
#752020 | #572021 | #692022 |
Popularity in Greenland
#1272019 | #1312020 | #1502021 |
Popularity in Mexico
#2492020 | #1722021 |
Popularity in Poland
#1822021 | #2102022 | #1772023 |
Popularity in Iceland
#3292021 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Noah a Name for Boys or Girls?
Originating as a boy’s name from the Bible, Noah carries a rich historical significance. Nevertheless, its rise as a unisex name highlights its universal appeal and the growing trend of gender-neutral naming.
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