Noah

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Noah is historically an English male given name derived from the Biblical figure Noah in Hebrew. It is most likely of Hebrew in origin from the root word "nuachโ€/โ€œnuakhโ€, meaning rest.

From Wikipedia

Noah first appears in the data in 1998 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 2,857 babies (rank #4 that year). In 2025 it was given to 1,463 boys (rank #1). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Noah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Noah yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

28,075
Total babies (all years)
28
Years in the data
2,857
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199885#100
1999145#89
2000126#89
2001365#41
2002404#34
2003470#29
2004465#29
2005700#17
2006509#8
2007513#9
2008817#12
2009903#8
2010896#7
2011932#6
2012983#4
2013930#4
20141,045#4
20152,857#4
20162,621#7
20171,305#4
20181,355#4
20191,889#2
20201,574#2
20211,184#2
20221,165#2
20231,014#2
20241,359#2
20251,463#1