Noah is an English masculine given name derived from the Biblical figure Noah (נחַ) in Hebrew. It is most likely of Hebrew in origin from the root word "nuach”/“nuakh”, meaning rest.[1] Another explanation says that it is derived from the Hebrew root word Nahum meaning "to comfort" with the final consonant dropped.[2]
Pronunciation | /ˈnəʊə/ |
---|---|
Gender | Male |
Origin | |
Word/name | Hebrew |
Meaning | "Rest" |
Popularity
editFrom 2013 until 2015, the name was the most popular given name for male babies in the US.[3] In 2013 it was the third most popular name for baby boys in Australia.[4]
In 2021, it became the most popular given name for male babies in England and Wales,[5] and in Canada.[6] Noah was among the five most popular names for black newborn boys in the American state of Virginia in 2022. [7]
In 2022, in the United States, the name Noah was given to 18,621 boys, making it the second most popular name.[8]
The name is also popular for boys in Argentina, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Quebec, Sweden and Switzerland.[9]
Variants in other languages
edit- Arabic: نُوحْ (Nūḥ)
- Armenian: Նոյ (Noy)
- Bengali: নূহ (Nooh)
- Bulgarian: Ноа (Noа)
- Catalan: Noè
- Croatian: Noa
- Czech: Noe
- Dutch: Noë
- Persian: Noa
- Finnish: Nooa
- French: Noé
- Georgian: ნოე (Noe)
- Greek: Νώε (Noé)
- Hebrew: נֹחַ (Noakh)
- Hindi: नूह (Nooh)
- Hungarian: Noé
- Icelandic: Nói
- Indonesian: Nuh, Noah
- Irish: Naoi
- Italian: Noè
- Latvian: Noass
- Lithuanian: Nojus
- Malay: Nuh
- Polish: Noe
- Portuguese: Noé
- Romanian: Noe
- Russian: Ной (Noy)
- Sicilian: Nuè
- Somali: Nuux (Nuh)
- Spanish: Noé
- Serbian: Ноје (Noje)
- Telugu: నోవహు (Novahu)
- Turkish: Nuh
- Yoruba: Noa
- Tamil: Nagan
Notable people with this given name "Noah" include
editA
edit- Noah Abatneh (born 2004), Canadian soccer player
- Noah Abich (born 1987), Kenyan footballer
- Noah Abid (born 2000), Tunisian-Dutch footballer
- Noah Ablett (1883–1935), Welsh trade unionist
- Noah Abrams (born 1998), English footballer
- Noah Adamia (1917–1942), Soviet sniper
- Noah Adams, American journalist
- Noah Akwu (born 1990), Nigerian sprinter
- Noah Alexandersson (born 2001), Swedish footballer
- Noah Al-Khulaifi (born 1999), Qatari swimmer
- Noah Allen (born 2004), American soccer player
- Noah G. Allen (born 1927), American football coach
- Noah al-Qudah (1939–2010), Jordanian religious figure
- Noah Anderson (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
- Noah Answerth (born 1999), Australian rules footballer
- Noah Arbit (born 1995), American politician
- Noah Armstrong (1823–1907), American miner
- Noah Ashenhurst (born 1972), American author
- Noah Atubolu (born 2002), German footballer
- Noah Augustine (1971–2010), Canadian activist
- Noah Awassi (born 1998), German-Beninese footballer
- Noah Awuku (born 2000), German-Ghanaian footballer
- Noah Ben Azure (born 1960), Ghanaian politician
B
edit- Noah Baerman, American pianist
- Noah Baffoe (born 1993), Spanish footballer
- Noah Balta (born 1999), Australian rules footballer
- Noah Barker (born 1992), Canadian rugby union footballer
- Noah Barou (1889–1955), Ukrainian trade unionist
- Noah Bastian (born 1979), American actor
- Noah Baumbach (born 1969), American film director
- Noah Baxpöhler (born 1993), German volleyball player
- Noah Sarenren Bazee (born 1996), German-Nigerian footballer
- Noah Bean (born 1978), American actor
- Noah Beauchamp (1785–1842), American blacksmith
- Noah Beck (born 2001), American social medial personality
- Noah Becker (born 1970), Canadian-American artist
- Noah Beery (1882–1946), American actor
- Noah Beery Jr. (1913–1994), American actor
- Noah Biggs, English medical reformer
- Noah Billingsley (born 1997), New Zealand footballer
- Noah Bischof (born 2002), Austrian footballer
- Noah Bitsch (born 1989), German karateka
- Noah Blasucci (born 1999), Swiss-Italian footballer
- Noah Boeken (born 1981), Dutch poker player
- Noah Botic (born 2002), Australian footballer
- Noah Bowman (born 1992), Canadian skier
- Noah Bradley, American artist
- Noah Bratschi (born 2000), American rock climber
- Noah Bridges, English stenographer
- Noah Brooks (1830–1903), American journalist
- Noah Brosch (born 1948), Israeli astronomer
- Noah Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
- Noah Kenshin Browne (born 2001), Canadian-Japanese footballer
- Noah Bryant (born 1984), American shot putter
- Noah Burton (1896–1956), English footballer
- Noah Buschel (born 1978), American writer and director
- Noah B. Butt (1886–1956), American politician
- Noah Buxton (1876–1967), English cricketer
- Noah Henry Byington (1809–1877), American physician and politician
C
edit- Noah Cadiou (born 1998), French footballer
- Noah Cain (born 2000), American football player
- Noah Cantor (born 1971), Canadian football player
- Noah Cappe (born 1977), Canadian actor
- Noah Carl (born 1990), British sociologist
- Noah Carroll, Australian politician
- Noah Cates (born 1999), American ice hockey player
- Noah Caton (1897–1922), American football player
- Noah Centineo (born 1996), American actor
- Noah Charney (born 1979), American novelist
- Noah Chesmain (born 1997), English footballer
- Noah Chilvers (born 2001), English footballer
- Noah Chivuta (born 1983), Zambian footballer
- Noah Cicero (born 1980), American novelist
- Noah Clarke (born 1979), American ice hockey player
- Noah B. Cloud (1809–1875), American politician
- Noah Clowney (born 2004), American basketball player
- Noah Cobb (born 2004), American soccer player
- Noah Comet, American professor
- Noah D. Comstock (1832–1890), American farmer and politician
- Noah Cooke (1831–1919), English poet
- Noah Cottrell (born 2007), American actor
- Noah Cowan (1967–2023), Canadian film executive
- Noah Crawford (born 1994), American actor
- Noah Creshevsky (1945–2020), American composer
- Noah Crétier (born 2001), French footballer
- Noah Croes (born 1999), Dutch cricketer
- Noah Cumberland (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
- Noah Cyrus (born 2000), American singer
D
edit- Noah Dahlman (born 1989), American basketball player
- Noah Dana-Picard (born 1954), Israeli mathematician
- Noah Danby (born 1974), Canadian actor
- Noah Darvich (born 2006), German footballer
- Noah Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Noah Dawkins (born 1997), American football player
- Noach Dear (1953–2020), American judge
- Noah Deledda (born 1978), American sculptor
- Noah Delgado (born 1979), American soccer player
- Noah De Ridder (born 2003), Belgian footballer
- Noah Dickerson (born 1997), American basketball player
- Noah Dietrich (1889–1982), American businessman
- Noah Diffenbaugh (born 1974), American scientist
- Noah Diliberto (born 2001), French footballer
- Noah Dobson (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
- Noah Ernest Dorsey (1873–1959), American physicist
- Noah Komla Dzobo (??–2010), Ghanaian religious leader
E
edit- Noah Eagle (born 1997), American sportscaster
- Noah Efron (born 1959), American-Israeli professor
- Noah Eile (born 2002), Swedish footballer
- Noah Elliott (born 1997), American Paralympic snowboarder
- Noah Elliss (born 1999), American football player
- Noah Emmerich (born 1965), American actor
F
edit- Noah Fadiga (born 1999), Belgian footballer
- Noah Falck (born 1977), American poet
- Noah Falstein, American video game designer
- Noah Fant (born 1997), American football player
- Noah Fatar (born 2002), French footballer
- Noah Feil (born 1998), German footballer
- Noah Feldman (born 1970), American author
- Noah Henry Ferry (1831–1863), American general
- Noah Fierer, American ecologist
- Noah Fifita (born 2003), American football player
- Noah Finkelstein (born 1968), American professor
- Noah Fleiss (born 1984), American actor
- Noach Flug (1925–2011), Israeli economist
- Noah Franke (born 1995), American soccer player
- Noah Frick (born 2001), Liechtensteiner footballer
- Noah Frommelt (born 2000), Liechtensteiner footballer
- Noah Fuson (born 1999), American soccer player
G
edit- Noah Galloway (born 1981), American soldier
- Noah Galvin (born 1994), American actor and singer
- Noah Gal Gendler (born 1957), Israeli diplomat
- Noah Georgeson (born 1975), American musician
- Noah Gindorff (born 1999), American football player
- Noah Glass, American entrepreneur
- Noah Miller Glatfelter (1837–1911), American physician
- Noah Goldstein, American record producer
- Noah Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
- Noah Graber (born 2001), Liechtensteiner footballer
- Noah Gragson (born 1998), American stock car racing driver
- Noah Graham (1815–1885), American politician
- Noah Gray (born 1999), American football player
- Noah Gray-Cabey (born 1995), American actor
- Noah K. Green (1808–1886), American politician
- Noah Greenberg (1919–1966), American conductor
- Noah Gregor (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player
- Noah Grove (born 1999), American ice sled hockey player
- Noah Gundersen (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
H
edit- Noah Haidu (born 1972), American pianist
- Noah Hallett (born 1997), Canadian football player
- Noah Hanifin (born 1997), American ice hockey player
- Noah Harlan, American filmmaker
- Noah Harms (born 1997), Aruban footballer
- Noah Harpster, American actor
- Noah Hathaway (born 1971), American actor
- Noah Hawley (born 1967), American author
- Noah Hegge (born 1999), German canoeist
- Noah Henchoz (born 2002), Swiss footballer
- Noah Herron (born 1982), American football player
- Noah Hershkowitz (1941–2020), American physicist
- Noah Heward (born 2000), English rugby union footballer
- Noah Hickey (born 1978), New Zealand footballer
- Noah Hingley (1796–1877), English industrialist
- Noah Hobbs (born 2004), English cyclist
- Noah Hoffman (born 1989), American skier
- Noah Horowitz (born 1979), American art historian
- Noah Hotham, New Zealand rugby union footballer
- Noah Howard (1943–2010), American musician
- Noah Huntley (born 1974), English actor
- Noah Hutchings (1922–2015), American religious figure
- Noah Hyman, American politician
I
edit- Noah Ibrahim, Nigerian entrepreneur
- Noah Idechong, Palauan activist
- Noah Igbinoghene (born 1999), American football player
- Noah Isenberg (born 1967), American professor
J
edit- Noah Jackson (born 1951), American football player
- Noah Jaffe (born 2003), American Paralympic swimmer
- Noah James (born 2001), Australian footballer
- Noah John (born 2003), Swedish footballer
- Noah Z. Jones (born 1973), American animator
- Noah Jupe (born 2005), English actor
- Noah Juulsen (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
K
edit- Noah K (born 1984), American composer
- Noah Kahan (born 1997), American singer-songwriter
- Noah Kalina (born 1980), American filmmaker
- Noah Kareng, Botswanan footballer
- Noah Babadi Kasule (born 1985), Ugandan footballer
- Noah Katterbach (born 2001), German footballer
- Noah Keen (1920–2019), American actor
- Noah Kibet (born 2004), Kenyan runner
- Noah Kim (born 2001), American football player
- Noah Kin (born 1994), Finnish-Nigerian rapper
- Noah Mawete Kinsiona (born 2005), Belgian footballer
- Noah Klieger (1925–2018), Israeli journalist
- Noah O. Knight (1929–1951), American soldier
- Noah Kool (born 1962), Papua New Guinean politician
- Noah Korczowski (born 1994), German footballer
- Noah Kraft (born 1987/1988), American entrepreneur
- Noah Kuavita (born 1999), Belgian artistic gymnast
L
edit- Noah Laba (born 2003), American ice hockey player
- Noah Landis, American keyboardist
- Noah Lennox (born 1978), American musician
- Noah Levenson (born 1981), American computer programmer
- Noah Levine (born 1971), American teacher
- Noah Michael Levine (born 1962), American voice actor
- Noah Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people
- Noah Locke (born 1999), American basketball player
- Noah Lolesio (born 1999), Australian rugby union footballer
- Noah Lomax (born 2001), American actor
- Noah Long (born 2004), Australian rules footballer
- Noah Loosli (born 1997), Swiss footballer
- Noah Lor, American politician
- Noah Lowry (born 1980), American baseball player
- Noah Ludlow (1795–1886), American actor
- Noah Lukeman (born 1973), American author
- Noah Lyles (born 1997), American sprinter
- Noah Lyon (born 1979), American artist
M
edit- Noah Malone (born 2001), American Paralympic athlete
- Noah Mann (1756–1789), English cricketer
- Noah Maposa (born 1985), Botswanan footballer
- Noah Martey (born 1995), Ghanaian footballer
- Noah Martin (1801–1863), American businessman and politician
- Noah Marullo (born 1999), British actor
- Noah Mascoll-Gomes (born 1999), Antiguan swimmer
- Noah M. Mason (1882–1965), American politician
- Noah Mawene (born 2005), English footballer
- Noah Mbamba (born 2005), Belgian footballer
- Noah McCourt (born 1994), American activist
- Noah C. McFarland (1822–1897), American politician
- Noah Mckay (1956–2009), Iranian-American physician
- Noah Meier (born 2002), Swiss ice hockey player
- Noah Merl (born 1983), American soccer player
- Noah Michel (born 1995), German footballer
- Noah Mickens, American performance artist
- Noah Miller (disambiguation), multiple people
- Noah Mills (born 1983), Canadian model and actor
- Noah Mintz, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Noah Mozes (1912–1985), Israeli publisher
- Noah Mullins (1918–1998), American football player
- Noah Munck (born 1996), American actor
- Noah Musingku, Solomon Island religious figure
N
edit- Noah Nadje (born 2003), French footballer
- Noah Naujoks (born 2002), Dutch footballer
- Noah Naylor (born 2000), Canadian baseball player
- Noah Newby, American politician
- Noah Ngeny (born 1978), Kenyan athlete
- Noah Dower Nilsson (born 2006), Swedish ice hockey player
- Noah Noble (1794–1844), American politician
- Noah North (1809–1880), American painter
- Noah Norton (1786–1877), American prospector
- Noah Nurmi (born 2001), Finnish footballer
O
edit- Noah Ohio (born 2003), Dutch-English footballer
- Noah Okafor (born 2000), Swiss footballer
- Noah Oppenheim (born 1978), American television producer
- Noah Östlund (born 2004), Swedish ice hockey player
- Noah Webster Overstreet (1888–1973), American architect
P
edit- Noah Pagden (born 2001), Australian footballer
- Noah Pallas (born 2001), Finnish footballer
- Noah Palmer (born 1983), American soccer player
- Noah Paravicini (born 1997), American soccer player
- Noah W. Parden (1868–1944), American attorney and politician
- Noah Persson (born 2003), Swedish footballer
- Noah Phelps (1740–1809), American general
- Noah Phelps (Wisconsin politician) (1808–1896), American politician
- Noah J. Phillips (born 1978), American attorney
- Noah Picton (born 1995), Canadian football player
- Noah Pilato (born 1996), American soccer player
- Noah Pink, American screenwriter
- Noah Plume (born 1996), German footballer
- Noah Porter (1811–1892), American writer
- Noah Powder (born 1998), American soccer player
- Noah Pransky, American news correspondent
- Noah Preminger (born 1986), American saxophonist
- Noah Prince (1797–1872), American politician and judge
- Noach Pryłucki (1882–1941), Polish politician
- Noah Purcell (born 1980), American attorney
- Noah Purifoy (1917–2004), American artist
R
edit- Noah Raby (1822–1904), American longevity claimant
- Noah Raford (born 1978), American futurist
- Noah Raveyre (born 2005), French footballer
- Noah Reid (born 1987), Canadian actor and musician
- Noah Reynolds (born 2002), American basketball player
- Noah Richler, Canadian author
- Noah Ringer (born 1996), American actor
- Noah Robbins (born 1990), American actor
- Noah Robertson (born 1983), American drummer
- Noah Rod (born 1996), Swiss ice hockey player
- Noah John Rondeau (1883–1967), American hermit
- Noah Hamilton Rose (1874–1952), American painter
- Noah Rosenberg, American geneticist
- Noah Rothman (born 1981), American political commentator
- Noah Rubin (disambiguation), multiple people
- Noah Rupp (born 2003), Swiss footballer
S
edit- Noah Sadaoui (born 1993), Moroccan footballer
- Noah Sadiki (born 2004), Belgian footballer
- Noah Sahsah (born 2005), Danish footballer
- Noah Sanford (born 1990), American attorney and politician
- Noah W. Sawyer (1877–1957), American educator and politician
- Noah Scalin (born 1972), American artist
- Noah Scherer (born 1992), Swiss skater
- Noah Schmitt (born 1999), German footballer
- Noah Schnacky (born 1997), American singer-songwriter
- Noah Schnapp (born 2004), American actor
- Noah Schneeberger (born 1988), Swiss ice hockey player
- Noah Schultz (born 2003), American baseball player
- Noah Schwartz (born 1983), American poker player
- Noah Ryan Scott (born 2000), Canadian actor
- Noah Segan (born 1983), American actor
- Noah Sete (born 1981), Australian rugby league footballer
- Noah Sewell (born 2002), American football player
- Noah Shachtman, American journalist
- Noah Shain, American record producer
- Noah Shakespeare (1839–1921), Canadian politician
- Noah Shannon (born 2000), American football player
- Noah Sheldon (born 1975), American photographer
- Noah Shepard (born 1986), American football player
- Noah Sife, American actor
- Noah Skaalum (born 1995), Danish singer
- Noah Skirrow (born 1988), Canadian baseball player
- Noah Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
- Noah Smithwick (1808–1899), American colonist
- Noah Söderberg (born 2001), Swiss footballer
- Noah Solomon (born 1973), Israeli-American musician
- Noah Solskjær (born 2000), Norwegian footballer
- Noah Song (born 1997), American baseball player
- Noah Spence (born 1994), American football player
- Noah Starr (born 1980), American actor
- Noah Steiner (born 1999), Austrian footballer
- Noah Stewart (born 1978), American tenor
- Noah Stoddard (1755–1850), American privateer
- Noah Strycker (born 1986), American birdwatcher
- Noah Sonko Sundberg (born 1996), Swedish footballer
- Noah Haynes Swayne (1804–1884), American politician
- Noah S. Sweat (1922–1996), American judge
- Noah Syndergaard (born 1992), American baseball player
T
edit- Noah Taylor (born 1969), English-Australian actor
- Noah Tepperberg (born 1975), American businessman
- Noah Thain (born 2005), English cricketer
- Noah Thomas (1720–1792), Welsh physician
- Noah Thomasson (born 2001), American basketball player
- Noah Davis Thompson (??–1933), American writer
- Noah Timmins (1867–1936), Canadian mining financier
- Noah Togiai (born 1997), American football player
- Noah Nirmal Tom (born 1994), Indian athlete
- Noah Toribio (born 1999), English footballer
- Noah Troyer (1831–1886), American farmer
- Noah Andre Trudeau (born 1949), American historian
U
edit- Noah Urrea (born 2001), American actor
V
edit- Noah Van Sciver (born 1984), American cartoonist
- Noah Verhoeven (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
- Noah Virgin (1812–1892), American miller
- Noah Vonleh (born 1995), American basketball player
- Noah von Williamsburg (1539–??), German noble
W
edit- Noah Waddell (born 2001), American pianist
- Noah Wafula (born 1990), Kenyan footballer
- Noah Wallace (born 1991), American skier
- Noah Wardrip-Fruin, American professor
- Noah Warren, Canadian-American poet
- Noah Watts (born 1983), American actor
- Noah Webster (1758–1843), American lexicographer
- Noah Weißhaupt (born 2001), German footballer
- Noah Wekesa (born 1936), Kenyan politician
- Noah Welch (born 1982), American ice hockey player
- Noah Wenger (1934–2024), American politician
- Noah Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
- Noah Wolff (1809–1907), German industrialist
- Noah Worcester (1758–1837), American clergyman
- Noah Wunsch (born 1970), German painter
- Noah Wyle (born 1971), American actor
Y
edit- Noah Yap (born 1993), Singaporean actor
- Noah Young (1887–1958), American weightlifter
Z
editFictional characters
edit- Noah Bennet from Heroes
- Noah Bennett from Passions
- Noah Claypole from Oliver Twist
- Noah Drake from General Hospital
- Noah Lawson from Home and Away
- Noah Newman from The Young and the Restless
- Noah van Helsing from Marvel Comics
- Noah from Total Drama
- Noah from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Noah Solloway from The Affair
Notable people with the surname "Noah" include
edit- Akie Noah, Sierra Leonean footballer
- Barbara Noah (born 1949), American sculptor
- David Noah, Indonesian keyboardist
- Gabriel Noah (born 1986), Cameroonian footballer
- George Noah (born 1957), Nigerian journalist
- Harith Noah (born 1993), Indian motorsports athlete
- Harold J. Noah (1925–2019), American educator
- Joakim Noah (born 1985), French-American basketball player
- John Noah (1927–2015), American ice hockey player
- Kalleem Noah (1868–1952), Lebanese-Canadian businessman
- Max W. Noah (1932–2018), American lieutenant general
- Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan Noah, Somali politician
- Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785–1851), American playwright
- Nutty Noah, English entertainer
- Olajuwon Noah (born 1989), Samoan rugby union footballer
- Peter Noah, American television producer
- Rahah Noah (1933–2020), Malaysian social figure
- Timothy Noah (born 1958), American writer
- Trevor Noah (born 1984), South African comedian
- Uki Noah (born 1981), Indonesian guitarist
- William Noah (born 1944), Canadian politician
- Yannick Noah (born 1960), French tennis player
- Zacharie Noah (1937–2017), Cameroonian footballer
See also
edit- Noa (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Noa"
- Noah (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for "Noah"
References
edit- ^ "Nuakh: I Will Give You REST". 19 April 2020.
- ^ Oxford Dictionary of First Names
- ^ Popularity of Noah in the United States
- ^ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ^ "Oliver knocked off top spot for baby boy names". BBC News. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ "First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- ^ "Virginia Department of Health's Office of Vital Records Announces Top Fifteen Baby Names of 2022, Other Interesting Virginia Birth Data". 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Popular Names in 2022 - USA". Baby Names. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ Evans, Cleveland Kent (22 May 2023). "Evans: A Look at the Top Baby Names of 2022". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2023.