Noa Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Noa is one of the most popular names for girls in Israel

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A Deep Dive

Noa Overview

Meaning

Motion, movement

Gender

Girl, Gender-neutral

Origin

Hebrew

Etymology

Derived from Hebrew worrd “No’ah” meaning “motion” or “movement.” and also Japanese word “乃愛” means “love”

Religion

Judaism

Pronunciation

/ˈnoʊə/

Popularity

Noa is highly favored in Israel and gaining traction in other countries. In 2023, Noa ranked #320 for girls in the USA.

Syllable

1 syllable

Length

3 letters

Numerology

3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)

Name Styles

Exotic, Unique, Short

Associated Traits

Graceful, calm, serene

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Often associated with the biblical figure Noah, symbolizing rest and comfort.

Name Day

November 10th (Spain)
A Deep Dive

Noa Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Noah, Noé, Noor, Noemi, Noely, Nola, Noria

Common Nicknames

Noni, Nono, Nonie, Nia, Nini

Diminutives

Noie, Noey, Noni, Non, No

Famous People

  • Noa Kirel
    (Israeli Singer)
  • Noa Tishby
    (Israeli Actress and Producer)
  • Noa Pothoven
    (Dutch Author)
  • Noa Lang
    (Dutch Soccer Player)
  • Noa Nadruku
    (Fijian Rugby Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Noa
    ("Shtisel," TV Series)
  • Noa Hollander
    ("Beauty and the Baker," TV Series)
  • "Noa Noa"
    (Book by Paul Gauguin)
  • Noa
    ("Tales of Arcadia," TV Series)
  • "Noa"
    (Song)

What Is the Meaning of Noa?

Noa means “movement” in Hebrew and “love” in Japanese. People with this name Noa are often seen as dynamic and loving individuals.

What Is the Origin of The Name Noa?

Noa has Hebrew roots, derived from the word “No’ah” which means “movement.” It also has a Japanese origin, where it means “love.”

Noa Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Noa in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#3282021#2982022#2972023
Top 3 Rankings#2972023#2982022#3282021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Noa

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023297
(+1 from 2022)
1041
(-28 from 2022)
0.05951
2022298
(+30 from 2021)
1069
(+68 from 2021)
0.05962
2021328
(+137 from 2020)
1001
(+338 from 2020)
0.05587
2020465
(+101 from 2019)
663
(+124 from 2019)
0.03751
2019566
(+89 from 2018)
539
(+89 from 2018)
0.02938
2018655
(+72 from 2017)
450
(+58 from 2017)
0.02420
2017727
(-3 from 2016)
392
No change from 2016
0.02075
2016724
(+37 from 2015)
392
(+22 from 2015)
0.02025
2015761
(+171 from 2014)
370
(+81 from 2014)
0.01897
2014932
(+72 from 2013)
289
(+41 from 2013)
0.01477
20131004
(+40 from 2012)
248
(+7 from 2012)
0.01287
20121044
(+5 from 2011)
241
(+6 from 2011)
0.01243
20111049
(+61 from 2010)
235
(+13 from 2010)
0.01213
20101110
(+22 from 2009)
222
(-1 from 2009)
0.01132
20091132
(+126 from 2008)
223
(+24 from 2008)
0.01101
20081258
(-1 from 2007)
199
(+3 from 2007)
0.00955
20071257
(+3 from 2006)
196
(+6 from 2006)
0.00926
20061260
(+219 from 2005)
190
(+48 from 2005)
0.00909
20051479
(+188 from 2004)
142
(+26 from 2004)
0.00700
20041667
(-281 from 2003)
116
(-28 from 2003)
0.00575
20031386
(+187 from 2002)
144
(+26 from 2002)
0.00718
20021573
(+192 from 2001)
118
(+17 from 2001)
0.00597
20011765
(-207 from 2000)
101
(-13 from 2000)
0.00510
20001558
(+212 from 1999)
114
(+24 from 1999)
0.00571
19991770
(+207 from 1998)
90
(+14 from 1998)
0.00462
19981977
(+25 from 1997)
76
(+5 from 1997)
0.00392
19972002
(-210 from 1996)
71
(-11 from 1996)
0.00372
19961792
(+2086 from 1995)
82
(+55 from 1995)
0.00428
19953878
(+2106 from 1994)
27
(+12 from 1994)
0.00141
19945984
(+1054 from 1993)
15
(+3 from 1993)
0.00077
19937038
(-1554 from 1992)
12
(-5 from 1992)
0.00061
19925484
(+4787 from 1991)
17
(+10 from 1991)
0.00085
199110271
(-4139 from 1990)
7
(-7 from 1990)
0.00034
19906132
(+3549 from 1989)
14
(+7 from 1989)
0.00068
19899681
(-1990 from 1988)
7
(-2 from 1988)
0.00035
19887691
(-1768 from 1987)
9
(-3 from 1987)
0.00047
19875923
(+1826 from 1986)
12
(+4 from 1986)
0.00064
19867749
(+568 from 1985)
8
(+1 from 1985)
0.00043
19858317
(-1508 from 1984)
7
(-2 from 1984)
0.00038
19846809
(+1238 from 1983)
9
(+2 from 1983)
0.00050
19838047
(+2469 from 1982)
7
(+2 from 1982)
0.00039
198210516
(-1420 from 1980)
5
(-1 from 1980)
0.00028
19810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19809096
(+655 from 1978)
6
(+1 from 1978)
0.00034
19790
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19789751
(-101 from 1977)
5
No change from 1977
0.00030
19779650
(-3288 from 1970)
5
(-2 from 1970)
0.00030
19760
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19750
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19740
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19730
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19720
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0
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0.0000
19710
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0
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0.0000
19706362
First SSA data recorded
7
First SSA data recorded
0.00038
19690
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19680
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0
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0.0000
19670
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0
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0.0000
19660
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0
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0.0000
19650
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0
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0.0000
19640
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0
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0.0000
19630
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0
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0.0000
19620
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0
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0.0000
19610
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0.0000
19600
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0
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0.0000
19590
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0.0000
19580
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0.0000
19570
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0.0000
19560
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19550
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19540
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19530
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0.0000
19520
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0.0000
19510
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0.0000
19500
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0.0000
19490
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0.0000
19480
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19470
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19450
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19440
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19430
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19420
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19410
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0.0000
19400
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19390
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0.0000
19380
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19370
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19360
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0.0000
19350
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0.0000
19340
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0.0000
19330
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19320
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19310
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19300
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0.0000
19290
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0.0000
19280
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0.0000
19270
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0.0000
19260
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19250
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19240
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19230
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19220
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19210
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19200
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0.0000
19190
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0.0000
19180
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19170
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19160
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19150
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0.0000
19140
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0.0000
19130
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0.0000
19120
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0
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0.0000
19110
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0
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0.0000
19100
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0.0000
19090
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0.0000
19080
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19070
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19060
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19050
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19040
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19030
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19020
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19010
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19000
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18990
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18980
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18970
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18960
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18920
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18810
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18800
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0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Noa

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#2042021#1972022#1912023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#1802021#1412022#1652023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#2522021#2992022#2462023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#4502021#4402022#5452023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#3022021#3012022#2872023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#2082021#2332022#3052023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#2382021#2832022#2082023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#3622021#3412022#3142023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#3762021#2812022#3722023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#2392021#2212022#3582023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3432021#3662022#3662023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3702021#2562022#2962023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#2952021#2422022#2402023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#6452021#4472022#4272023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#2412021#2112022#2212023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4322021#2732022#5332023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#2372021#3912022#3762023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#1312021#852022#622023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#4012021#3292022#4182023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#4122021#4602022#3592023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#5612021#2932022#3242023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#3432021#4702022#4772023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#2632021#2832022#2862023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#2472021#5202022#2582023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#5012021#4982022#4412023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#2822021#2632022#3132023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7192021#4252022#5112023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4962021#5052022#5012023

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#4222021#6212022#3842023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#4152021#7022022#6012023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#5982021#4582022#4242023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5952021#4042022#2232023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#4222021#4842022#5582023

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#712022#442023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#3782022#2362023

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#6492020#4792021#4682023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3582022#2722023

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2432021#1962023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3392023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#3482023

Popularity Rankings for Noa in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Galicia, Spain

Galicia, Spain flagGalicia, Spain#22020#22021#12022

Popularity in Basque Country, Spain

Basque Country, Spain flagBasque Country, Spain#102020#112021#132022

Popularity in Catalonia, Spain

Catalonia, Spain flagCatalonia, Spain#112020#152021#192022

Popularity in Spain

Spain flagSpain#122020#192021#212022

Popularity in Portugal

Portugal flagPortugal#972017#1022018#522020

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#1892021#1422022#2412023

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#2862021#2002022#1522023

Popularity in France

France flagFrance#1532005#1792006#1992007

Popularity in Belgium

Belgium flagBelgium#1722019#1872020#1542021

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#2592020#1902021#2612022

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#1912020#2672021#2662022

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#2762020#4662021#2512022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#4322019#4542020#2642021

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#3072019#2692021#3132022

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#4642021#3892022#3642023

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#4542019#3802020#4582023

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#3972020#4462021

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#8352022

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Noa a Name for Boys or Girls?

Noa is increasingly popular as a gender-neutral name in many cultures. Its simplicity and positive meanings appeal to parents of all genders.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Noa

Noa in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Noa Kirel (Singer, born 2001): An Israeli pop singer who has gained international recognition with her hit songs and energetic performances.
  • Noa Tishby (Actress, born 1977): An Israeli actress and producer, noted for her roles in television and film, as well as her activism.
  • Noa Pothoven (Author, 2001–2019): A Dutch author who wrote a memoir about her struggles with mental health before her tragic passing.
  • Noa Lang (Soccer Player, born 1999): A Dutch professional soccer player who has played for top clubs in Europe.
  • Noa Nadruku (Rugby Player, born 1967): A Fijian rugby player celebrated for his achievements in both rugby league and rugby union.
  • Noa Eshkol (Dancer, 1924–2007): An Israeli dancer, choreographer, and co-creator of the Eshkol-Wachman Movement Notation.
  • Noa Azoulay (Actress, born 1984): An Israeli actress recognized for her performances in film and television.
  • Noa ("Shtisel," 2013 TV Series): A talented artist and the love interest of one of the main characters.
  • Noa Hollander ("Beauty and the Baker," 2013 TV Series): A famous model who falls in love with a humble baker.
  • "Noa Noa" (1913 Book): A travelogue by Paul Gauguin detailing his time in Tahiti.
  • Noa ("Tales of Arcadia," 2016 TV Series): A supporting character in this animated series by Guillermo del Toro.
  • "Noa" (2019 Song): A popular song celebrating the beauty and strength of a woman named Noa.
  • Noa Izumi ("Patlabor," 1988 Anime Series): A young and skilled pilot of the Patrol Labor mecha in this anime series.
  • Noa ("Noa's Ark," 2009 Film): A heartwarming family movie about a young girl named Noa and her adventures.
  • None

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