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Noah

Say it NO-uh 2 syllables

Hebrew · “rest”

Loved across France, the UK, Canada, and 19 more places. Common in Italy, Catalonia, and Spain. Rare in Poland, Israel, and Slovenia.

1 in 67 boys born in England and Wales in 2025. Number 2 there.

Noah in every place

Rank, count and share in all 40 places: loved in 27, common in 3, rare in 3.
Noah in every place we hold figures for
Place Rankyear Boysshare 5 years earlier
British Isles
England and Wales2 (up)20254,0751 in 6742020
Scotland1 (up)20253181 in 6222020
Northern Ireland1 (up)20251701 in 4932020
Ireland320254361 in 5432020
North America
Ontario (province)12024868about 1 in 6912019
Quebec (province)1 (up)2025618about 1 in 4722020
British Columbia (province)1 (up)2023205about 1 in 6372018
Nova Scotia (province)3 (up)20253552020
Oceania
New South Wales (state)1 (up)202558922020
Victoria (state)1 (up)202551122020
Queensland (state)2202536322020
South Australia (state)2 (up)202511032020
New Zealand1 (up)202524432020
Western Europe
France2 (up)20253,4651 in 87112020
Netherlands12025883about 1 in 7512020
Central Europe
Austria1 (up)20256741 in 56122020
Switzerland120254811 in 7512020
Berlin (city)2 (up)2023215about 1 in 7232018
Munich (city)6 (down)202573about 1 in 6022020
Cologne (city)1 (up)202391about 1 in 7022018
Bonn (city)4 (down)202535about 1 in 9112020
Leipzig (city)1 (up)202542about 1 in 6882020
Rostock (city)2 (up)202516about 1 in 65172020
Nordic countries
Norway1 (up)20254601 in 5132020
Sweden1 (up)2025703about 1 in 6132020
Denmark4 (down)202546032020
FinlandNot in the published top 502025No list2020
IcelandNot in the published top 102025No list2020
Southern Europe
Spain40 (up)2024847732019
Catalonia (region)23 (up)20251911 in 108452020
Italy23 (up)20241,6831 in 113552019
Central and Eastern Europe
Poland152 (up)2025661 in 1,9152142020
HungaryNot in the published top 1002025Not listed2020
Slovenia205 (down)20257about 1 in 1,0341652020
EstoniaNot in the published top 272025Not listed2020
Moscow (city)Not in the published top 612025Not listed2020
CroatiaNot in the published top 502025No list2020
Middle East
TurkeyNot in the published top 302025Not listed2020
Israel (published as נח)251 (up)2024116about 1 in 7343122019
Latin America
Argentina10 (up)20244,542162019

Germany publishes no national list; the German rows are city registers. Israel publishes names in Hebrew script; the original is shown beside the name. About: the publisher leaves out its smallest names, so the share is approximate. ▲ and ▼ compare the rank with five years earlier. Not listed five years earlier: not in that year’s list. No list: the place published no list that year. How these figures are computed.

About the name

Noah comes from Biblical Hebrew Noach, a name tied to the Hebrew root whose verb means "to rest", and it is usually explained as "rest". It is the name of the patriarch who builds the ark in the Book of Genesis.

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Said NO-uh, it has two soft, open syllables and no hard consonant to trip over. Other languages have their own forms of it, among them Noe, Nooa, Nojus and Nuh.

Few boys' names travel as well. Noah sits at number one in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ontario, and holds the same place in the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. It is still climbing in far more countries than it is falling, and in France it reached its highest point only in 2025, so it is very much a name of the current generation.

Meaning, origin and how to say it

Say it
NO-uh · 2 syllables · Stress on beat 1 of 2.
Meaning
“rest”
Origin
Hebrew
Related names
Noe, Nooa, Noyes, Nói, Nojus, Nuh
Where Noah comes from (Wiktionary)

From Biblical Hebrew Noach. The Hebrew entry lists the name under the root n-w-ch, whose verb means "to rest". A rare female Noah is from Hebrew No'a.

Shortened from the Wiktionary entry for Noah. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Noah over time

Rising in 10 of the 33 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Peak in France: 2025.

Rank in England and Wales, 1996 to 2025

Noah in England and Wales: #225 in 1996, a peak of #1 in 2021, and #2 in 2025.

#1#10#50#100#300200020052010201520202025Top 101996: #225, 137 boys1997: #161, 216 boys1998: #146, 242 boys1999: #135, 284 boys2000: #134, 281 boys2001: #133, 320 boys2002: #118, 404 boys2003: #94, 597 boys2004: #74, 880 boys2005: #51, 1,346 boys2006: #47, 1,511 boys2007: #50, 1,480 boys2008: #45, 1,678 boys2009: #32, 2,250 boys2010: #18, 3,084 boys2011: #16, 3,287 boys2012: #14, 3,912 boys2013: #13, 3,830 boys2014: #11, 4,085 boys2015: #7, 4,148 boys2016: #6, 4,305 boys2017: #4, 4,273 boys2018: #4, 4,107 boys2019: #3, 4,265 boys2020: #4, 4,042 boys2021: #1, 4,525 boys2022: #1, 4,586 boys2023: #2, 4,382 boys2024: #2, 4,139 boys2025: #2, 4,075 boys#225 in 1996peak #1, 2021#2in 2025
Show the numbers
YearRankBoys
1996225137
1997161216
1998146242
1999135284
2000134281
2001133320
2002118404
200394597
200474880
2005511,346
2006471,511
2007501,480
2008451,678
2009322,250
2010183,084
2011163,287
2012143,912
2013133,830
2014114,085
201574,148
201664,305
201744,273
201844,107
201934,265
202044,042
202114,525
202214,586
202324,382
202424,139
202524,075

Source: Office for National Statistics (OGL v3)

The long view: in France

Half of the boys named Noah in France since 1925 were born in or after 2013. Peak: 2025, about 1,145 per 100,000 boys. Babies per 100,000 boys, five-year periods.

1925-1929: 0 per 100,000 boys1930-1934: 0 per 100,000 boys1935-1939: 0 per 100,000 boys1940-1944: 0 per 100,000 boys19401945-1949: 0 per 100,000 boys1950-1954: 0 per 100,000 boys1955-1959: 0 per 100,000 boys1960-1964: 0 per 100,000 boys19601965-1969: 0 per 100,000 boys1970-1974: 0 per 100,000 boys1975-1979: 0.5 per 100,000 boys1980-1984: 1 per 100,000 boys19801985-1989: 0.8 per 100,000 boys1990-1994: 1.8 per 100,000 boys1995-1999: 11.7 per 100,000 boys2000-2004: 353 per 100,000 boys20002005-2009: 920 per 100,000 boys2010-2014: 836.9 per 100,000 boys2015-2019: 751.9 per 100,000 boys2020-2024: 952.4 per 100,000 boys20202025: 1,144.7 per 100,000 boys20252025: about 1 in 87 boys
Show the numbers
YearsPer 100,000 boys
1925–19290
1930–19340
1935–19390
1940–19440
1945–19490
1950–19540
1955–19590
1960–19640
1965–19690
1970–19740
1975–19790.5
1980–19841
1985–19890.8
1990–19941.8
1995–199911.7
2000–2004353
2005–2009920
2010–2014836.9
2015–2019751.9
2020–2024952.4
20251,144.7

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0). Dark bar: the period holding the median birth year.

Brothers and middle names for Noah

Brother names

Names that rose and fell with Noah, from the same generation, with no clashing sounds.

  1. 1 in 124, Ireland

  2. 1 in 153, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 319, Northern Ireland

  4. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  5. 1 in 64, Austria

  6. 1 in 202, Northern Ireland

  7. 1 in 83, England and Wales

  8. 1 in 255, Scotland

  9. 1 in 162, Northern Ireland

  10. 1 in 204, England and Wales

All 40 brother names for Noah

Middle names

Scored for rhythm against Noah's 2 syllables and for long, steady use.

  1. 1 in 50, Ireland

  2. 1 in 61, Northern Ireland

  3. 1 in 103, England and Wales

  4. 1 in 62, Poland

  5. 1 in 86, England and Wales

  6. 1 in 88, England and Wales

  7. 1 in 137, Scotland

  8. 1 in 224, Northern Ireland

Full-name check

Noah Jack

Syllables 2-1Initials N.J.No sound clashes between the parts.

All 40 middle names for Noah

Sisters for Noah: Ava, Maya, Isabella, and 5 more
  1. AvaRose and fell with Noah · Same generation as Noah
  2. MayaRose and fell with Noah · Same generation as Noah
  3. IsabellaRose and fell with Noah · Same generation as Noah
  4. EdenRose and fell with Noah · Same generation as Noah
  5. ElizaRose and fell with Noah · Same generation as Noah
  6. OliviaRose and fell with Noah · As common as Noah
  7. AmeliaRose and fell with Noah · Same generation as Noah
  8. ZaraRose and fell with Noah · Same generation as Noah

Girls' names from the same engine, over the girls' lists of the same publishers.

Moved with Noah

The boy names whose popularity rose and fell most like Noah's across every region and decade we hold.

  1. Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 17 more places.

  2. Loved across the UK, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and 7 more places.

  3. Common across France, the UK, three Nordic countries, and 11 more places.

  4. Common across three Canadian provinces, Israel, Sweden, and 10 more places.

  5. Common in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and 14 more places.

  6. Common across France, the UK, three Canadian provinces, and 8 more places.

  7. Common across France, the UK, Italy, and 9 more places.

  8. Loved across England and Wales, three Canadian provinces, the Nordic countries, and 9 more places.

Famous people named Noah

Noah Webster, Noah Lyles, and 6 more

From Wikidata, ranked by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article on them. People: Wikidata (CC0). Links go to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists, else English.

Questions about Noah

How popular is Noah in Scotland?

Noah ranked #1 in Scotland in 2025, given to 318 boys, about 1 in 62.

Is Noah rising in popularity?

In some places: it is rising in more of them than it is falling. Rising in 10 of the 33 regions we can compare over five years, falling in 2. Rising in: British Columbia, Poland, Italy, Israel, Rostock, and 5 other regions.

What does Noah mean?

Noah means “rest”, according to Wiktionary.

How many syllables does Noah have?

Noah has 2 syllables: NO-uh.

Every rank and count on this page comes from an official birth register. How these figures are computed.

Meanings, origins and people: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikidata (CC0).

The 42 birth registers behind these figures

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