Noah
Boy · NOH-a · Hebrew
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Noah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “rest, repose”. In 2025 it ranked 2nd for boys in the UK (4,563 babies) and 2nd for boys in the US (20,358 babies).
What does Noah mean?
Hebrew
“rest, repose”
In the Bible and the Qur'an, Noah builds the ark that saves his family and the animals from the Flood.
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- NOH-a
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Is Noah a girl's or a boy's name?
Noah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls and 4,563 boys in the UK and 468 girls and 20,358 boys in the US.
How popular is Noah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4,563about 1 in 66 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 19%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4,563 boys in the UK were named Noah, making it the 2nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2nd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 5,105 boys. 15 girls were also named Noah in 2025 (1,961st for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Noah than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Noah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2nd in England and Wales, 1st in Scotland and 1st in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 2004 (#74), 2014 (#11) and 2024 (#2).
Noah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,563 | #2 |
| 2024 | 4,644 | #2 |
| 2023 | 4,870 | #2 |
| 2022 | 5,105 | #1 |
| 2021 | 5,053 | #1 |
| 2020 | 4,515 | #2 |
| 2019 | 4,734 | #3 |
| 2018 | 4,608 | #5 |
| 2017 | 4,780 | #5 |
| 2016 | 4,813 | #6 |
| 2015 | 4,638 | #7 |
| 2014 | 4,596 | #8 |
| 2013 | 4,300 | #13 |
| 2012 | 4,323 | #14 |
| 2011 | 3,640 | #16 |
| 2010 | 3,417 | #19 |
| 2009 | 2,465 | #36 |
| 2008 | 1,832 | #51 |
| 2007 | 1,612 | #54 |
| 2006 | 1,660 | #47 |
| 2005 | 1,478 | #49 |
| 2004 | 942 | #78 |
| 2003 | 630 | #100 |
| 2002 | 420 | #130 |
| 2001 | 332 | #141 |
| 2000 | 299 | #142 |
| 1999 | 295 | #142 |
| 1998 | 249 | #162 |
| 1997 | 220 | #176 |
| 1996 | 142 | #241 |
How popular is Noah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20,358about 1 in 84 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 15%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20,358 boys in the US were named Noah, making it the 2nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 20,409 boys. 468 girls were also named Noah in 2025 (624th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Noah in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Noah in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20,358 | #2 |
| 2024 | 20,409 | #2 |
| 2023 | 19,116 | #2 |
| 2022 | 18,758 | #2 |
| 2021 | 18,919 | #2 |
| 2020 | 18,464 | #2 |
| 2019 | 19,178 | #2 |
| 2018 | 18,441 | #2 |
| 2017 | 18,507 | #2 |
| 2016 | 19,188 | #1 |
| 2015 | 19,680 | #1 |
| 2014 | 19,344 | #1 |
| 2013 | 18,291 | #1 |
| 2012 | 17,385 | #4 |
| 2011 | 16,883 | #5 |
| 2010 | 16,481 | #7 |
| 2009 | 17,262 | #9 |
| 2008 | 15,808 | #15 |
| 2007 | 16,605 | #14 |
| 2006 | 16,342 | #15 |
| 2005 | 13,905 | #23 |
| 2004 | 11,916 | #29 |
| 2003 | 11,843 | #31 |
| 2002 | 12,076 | #31 |
| 2001 | 13,494 | #28 |
| 2000 | 14,282 | #27 |
| 1999 | 14,931 | #24 |
| 1998 | 13,415 | #29 |
| 1997 | 9,280 | #38 |
| 1996 | 7,184 | #50 |
| 1995 | 3,824 | #99 |
| 1994 | 2,081 | #158 |
| 1993 | 1,504 | #202 |
| 1992 | 1,424 | #217 |
| 1991 | 1,316 | #225 |
| 1990 | 1,310 | #228 |
| 1989 | 1,242 | #219 |
| 1988 | 1,067 | #230 |
| 1987 | 996 | #236 |
| 1986 | 1,038 | #227 |
| 1985 | 1,109 | #217 |
| 1984 | 1,246 | #194 |
| 1983 | 1,542 | #169 |
| 1982 | 1,817 | #154 |
| 1981 | 1,400 | #180 |
| 1980 | 928 | #240 |
| 1979 | 913 | #240 |
| 1978 | 689 | #281 |
| 1977 | 683 | #285 |
| 1976 | 543 | #324 |
| 1975 | 580 | #311 |
| 1974 | 548 | #324 |
| 1973 | 492 | #344 |
| 1972 | 422 | #384 |
| 1971 | 478 | #367 |
| 1970 | 340 | #445 |
| 1969 | 248 | #487 |
| 1968 | 174 | #574 |
| 1967 | 154 | #601 |
| 1966 | 157 | #598 |
| 1965 | 119 | #681 |
| 1964 | 138 | #660 |
| 1963 | 124 | #695 |
| 1962 | 140 | #654 |
| 1961 | 126 | #681 |
| 1960 | 139 | #664 |
| 1959 | 153 | #622 |
| 1958 | 137 | #656 |
| 1957 | 153 | #621 |
| 1956 | 138 | #645 |
| 1955 | 133 | #644 |
| 1954 | 131 | #641 |
| 1953 | 161 | #556 |
| 1952 | 143 | #581 |
| 1951 | 154 | #545 |
| 1950 | 153 | #546 |
| 1949 | 149 | #546 |
| 1948 | 150 | #542 |
| 1947 | 156 | #539 |
| 1946 | 130 | #562 |
| 1945 | 133 | #518 |
| 1944 | 157 | #482 |
| 1943 | 155 | #497 |
| 1942 | 182 | #457 |
| 1941 | 161 | #466 |
| 1940 | 150 | #471 |
| 1939 | 122 | #514 |
| 1938 | 145 | #478 |
| 1937 | 143 | #472 |
| 1936 | 147 | #465 |
| 1935 | 175 | #417 |
| 1934 | 148 | #462 |
| 1933 | 173 | #411 |
| 1932 | 182 | #416 |
| 1931 | 180 | #420 |
| 1930 | 191 | #426 |
| 1929 | 197 | #420 |
| 1928 | 174 | #457 |
| 1927 | 236 | #385 |
| 1926 | 235 | #382 |
| 1925 | 219 | #404 |
| 1924 | 239 | #391 |
| 1923 | 259 | #370 |
| 1922 | 236 | #390 |
| 1921 | 247 | #384 |
| 1920 | 242 | #384 |
| 1919 | 253 | #362 |
| 1918 | 247 | #377 |
| 1917 | 219 | #382 |
| 1916 | 229 | #355 |
| 1915 | 189 | #390 |
| 1914 | 171 | #360 |
| 1913 | 141 | #348 |
| 1912 | 116 | #355 |
| 1911 | 82 | #291 |
| 1910 | 87 | #261 |
| 1909 | 62 | #285 |
| 1908 | 68 | #255 |
| 1907 | 61 | #269 |
| 1906 | 60 | #256 |
| 1905 | 60 | #251 |
| 1904 | 46 | #277 |
| 1903 | 48 | #266 |
| 1902 | 69 | #215 |
| 1901 | 56 | #232 |
| 1900 | 92 | #204 |
| 1899 | 47 | #244 |
| 1898 | 68 | #211 |
| 1897 | 58 | #222 |
| 1896 | 69 | #216 |
| 1895 | 72 | #199 |
| 1894 | 74 | #198 |
| 1893 | 69 | #205 |
| 1892 | 79 | #195 |
| 1891 | 76 | #170 |
| 1890 | 74 | #180 |
| 1889 | 85 | #158 |
| 1888 | 83 | #177 |
| 1887 | 94 | #138 |
| 1886 | 90 | #155 |
| 1885 | 76 | #174 |
| 1884 | 94 | #146 |
| 1883 | 81 | #158 |
| 1882 | 108 | #129 |
| 1881 | 81 | #152 |
| 1880 | 103 | #126 |
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