Noah

Where Noah comes from

From Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (Nōaḥ).
— Wiktionary's entry for Noah
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1758
    Noah Webster born
    American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #126 among boys — 103 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 2000
    Noah Cyrus born
    American singer and actress
  4. 2015
    Peak, #1
    19,680 babies named Noah — more than any year before or since.
  5. 2015
    The comeback
    Back to #1 after sinking to #695 in 1963.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
  • A female given name.
Namesakes
  • Noah Webster · American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author, 1758–1843
  • Noah Cyrus · American singer and actress, born 2000
  • Noah Lyles · American sprinter, born 1997
  • Noah Wyle · American actor, born 1971
  • Noah Centineo · American actor, born 1996

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.