Noah

Meaning and origin of Noah

Popularity of Noah in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Noah has been rising (+5.2% a year).
• In a school of 200 children born in those years, there would be 1.1 Noah on average, counting the spellings that sound the same.

Noah in English-speaking countries

Noah ranks 1^st in Northern Ireland, 1^st in Scotland and 1^st in New Zealand, against 4^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  3^rd boys’ name1,395 babies in 3 years1 boy in 51+1.8% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  1^st boys’ name461 babies in 3 years1 boy in 55−1.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  1^st boys’ name1,020 babies in 3 years1 boy in 59+6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  1^st boys’ name764 babies in 3 years1 boy in 64+1.5% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  2^nd boys’ name12,596 babies in 3 years1 boy in 66+2.1% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1^st boys’ name2,500 babies in 3 years1 boy in 68+1.1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  1^st boys’ name652 babies in 3 years1 boy in 68+5.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  2^nd boys’ name59,883 babies in 3 years1 boy in 86+2.1% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Noä5
• Nôa5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Noah

• Noé
• Adam
• Eden
• Isaac
• Nathan
• Aaron
• Ethan
• Raphaël
• Imran
• Mathis
• Gabriel
• Noam

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 4^thTop 100 French boy names