Baby name meaning

Noah

Rest, comfort · Hebrew origin

Meaning & origin

Noah is a male name of Hebrew origin, meaning “Rest, comfort”.

How popular is Noah?

In England & Wales, Noah ranked #2 among boys' names in 2024, with 4,139 babies given the name — up from #11 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2021, when it reached #1.

In the United States, Noah was the #2 boys' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Noah — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the boys' name Noah over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #547US 1960: #667US 1970: #445US 1980: #241US 1990: #228US 2000: #27US 2010: #7US 2020: #2England & Wales 2024: #2United StatesEngland & Wales
Noah’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Noah in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#225137
2000#134281
2005#511,346
2010#183,084
2015#74,148
2020#44,042
2021#14,525
2024#24,139

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