Noah

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% 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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 2,449 babies (rank #1 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,115 boys (rank #1). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

51,926
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
2,449
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
199179#323
199292#295
199376#336
199499#256
1995277#130
1996449#83
1997681#59
19981,193#29
19991,320#23
20001,356#21
20011,202#25
20021,202#22
20031,238#22
20041,344#17
20051,674#8
20061,911#5
20072,100#5
20081,979#5
20092,064#6
20101,926#6
20111,867#7
20121,914#6
20131,986#4
20141,919#4
20151,988#3
20162,072#3
20172,108#2
20182,064#3
20192,249#2
20202,137#2
20212,449#1
20222,218#1
20232,183#1
20242,115#1