Nooh
Boy · NOOH · Hebrew
Nooh is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “rest, comfort”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies) and 6,799th for boys in the US (12 babies).
What does Nooh mean?
Hebrew: spelling of Nuh, the Arabic form of Noah
“rest, comfort”
Nuh, the Qur'anic Noah, is honoured in Islam as a prophet; the 71st chapter of the Qur'an bears his name.
- Say it
- NOOH
Is Nooh a girl's or a boy's name?
Nooh is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK and 12 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nooh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 67% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Nooh, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 9 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nooh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 81 boys in the UK were given Nooh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #500, up from #3,021 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Nooh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 9 | #2,399 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #3,884 |
How popular is Nooh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,799among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 12about 1 in 140,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 12 boys in the US were named Nooh, making it the 6,799th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,062nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2008.
Half of all the boys named Nooh in the US since 1880 were born between 2014 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 77 boys in the US were given Nooh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,726, up from #6,799 for this spelling alone.
Nooh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | #6,799 |
| 2024 | 13 | #6,464 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #7,582 |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,062 |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 10 | #7,486 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 5 | #12,129 |
| 2012 | 6 | #10,763 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #12,546 |
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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