Noah
#624 for girls in 2025, 468 births · #2 for boys in 2025, 20,358 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2015 · 19,680 births
- Debut · boys
- 103 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 31 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 529,602since 1880
Noah over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #624 | 468 | #2 | 20,358 |
| 2024 | #560 | 542 | #2 | 20,409 |
| 2023 | #639 | 458 | #2 | 19,116 |
| 2022 | #618 | 480 | #2 | 18,758 |
| 2021 | #691 | 418 | #2 | 18,919 |
| 2020 | #873 | 308 | #2 | 18,464 |
| 2019 | #1,113 | 219 | #2 | 19,178 |
| 2018 | #1,299 | 175 | #2 | 18,441 |
| 2017 | #1,321 | 176 | #2 | 18,507 |
| 2016 | #1,628 | 134 | #1 | 19,188 |
| 2015 | #1,588 | 137 | #1 | 19,680 |
| 2014 | #1,876 | 107 | #1 | 19,344 |
| 2013 | #2,305 | 80 | #1 | 18,291 |
| 2012 | #2,373 | 78 | #4 | 17,385 |
| 2011 | #2,346 | 79 | #5 | 16,883 |
| 2010 | #2,360 | 80 | #7 | 16,481 |
| 2009 | #2,614 | 70 | #9 | 17,262 |
| 2008 | #3,054 | 56 | #15 | 15,808 |
| 2007 | #2,163 | 92 | #14 | 16,605 |
| 2006 | #3,136 | 53 | #15 | 16,342 |
| 2005 | #2,902 | 56 | #23 | 13,905 |
| 2004 | #2,087 | 87 | #29 | 11,916 |
| 2003 | #2,522 | 64 | #31 | 11,843 |
| 2002 | #3,283 | 42 | #31 | 12,076 |
| 2001 | #3,631 | 36 | #28 | 13,494 |
| 2000 | #2,403 | 64 | #27 | 14,282 |
| 1999 | #2,527 | 56 | #24 | 14,931 |
| 1998 | #2,429 | 57 | #29 | 13,415 |
| 1997 | #2,174 | 63 | #38 | 9,280 |
| 1996 | #2,796 | 43 | #50 | 7,184 |
| 1995 | #4,846 | 20 | #99 | 3,824 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #158 | 2,081 |
| 1993 | #5,419 | 17 | #202 | 1,504 |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | #217 | 1,424 |
| 1991 | #6,588 | 13 | #225 | 1,316 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #228 | 1,310 |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | #219 | 1,242 |
| 1988 | #6,277 | 12 | #230 | 1,067 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #236 | 996 |
| 1986 | #5,757 | 12 | #227 | 1,038 |
| 1985 | — | #217 | 1,109 | |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #194 | 1,246 |
| 1983 | #4,109 | 18 | #169 | 1,542 |
| 1982 | #4,945 | 14 | #154 | 1,817 |
| 1981 | #5,254 | 13 | #180 | 1,400 |
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | #240 | 928 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #240 | 913 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | #281 | 689 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #285 | 683 |
| 1976 | — | #324 | 543 | |
| 1975 | #9,067 | 5 | #311 | 580 |
| 1974 | — | #324 | 548 | |
| 1973 | — | #344 | 492 | |
| 1972 | — | #384 | 422 | |
| 1971 | — | #367 | 478 | |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #445 | 340 |
| 1969 | — | #487 | 248 | |
| 1968 | — | #574 | 174 | |
| 1967 | — | #601 | 154 | |
| 1966 | — | #598 | 157 | |
| 1965 | — | #681 | 119 | |
| 1964 | — | #660 | 138 | |
| 1963 | — | #695 | 124 | |
| 1962 | — | #654 | 140 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #682 | 126 |
| 1960 | — | #665 | 139 | |
| 1959 | — | #623 | 153 | |
| 1958 | — | #657 | 137 | |
| 1957 | — | #622 | 153 | |
| 1956 | — | #646 | 138 | |
| 1955 | — | #645 | 133 | |
| 1954 | — | #642 | 131 | |
| 1953 | — | #557 | 161 | |
| 1952 | — | #582 | 143 | |
| 1951 | — | #546 | 154 | |
| 1950 | — | #547 | 153 | |
| 1949 | — | #547 | 149 | |
| 1948 | — | #543 | 150 | |
| 1947 | — | #539 | 156 | |
| 1946 | — | #562 | 130 | |
| 1945 | — | #518 | 133 | |
| 1944 | — | #482 | 157 | |
| 1943 | — | #497 | 155 | |
| 1942 | — | #457 | 182 | |
| 1941 | — | #466 | 161 | |
| 1940 | — | #471 | 150 | |
| 1939 | — | #514 | 122 | |
| 1938 | — | #478 | 145 | |
| 1937 | — | #472 | 143 | |
| 1936 | — | #465 | 147 | |
| 1935 | — | #417 | 175 | |
| 1934 | — | #462 | 148 | |
| 1933 | — | #411 | 173 | |
| 1932 | — | #416 | 182 | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #420 | 180 |
| 1930 | — | #426 | 191 | |
| 1929 | — | #420 | 197 | |
| 1928 | — | #457 | 174 | |
| 1927 | — | #385 | 236 | |
| 1926 | — | #382 | 235 | |
| 1925 | — | #404 | 219 | |
| 1924 | — | #391 | 239 | |
| 1923 | — | #370 | 259 | |
| 1922 | — | #390 | 236 | |
| 1921 | — | #384 | 247 | |
| 1920 | — | #384 | 242 | |
| 1919 | — | #362 | 253 | |
| 1918 | — | #377 | 247 | |
| 1917 | — | #382 | 219 | |
| 1916 | — | #355 | 229 | |
| 1915 | — | #390 | 189 | |
| 1914 | — | #360 | 171 | |
| 1913 | — | #348 | 141 | |
| 1912 | — | #355 | 116 | |
| 1911 | — | #291 | 82 | |
| 1910 | — | #261 | 87 | |
| 1909 | — | #285 | 62 | |
| 1908 | — | #255 | 68 | |
| 1907 | — | #269 | 61 | |
| 1906 | — | #256 | 60 | |
| 1905 | — | #251 | 60 | |
| 1904 | — | #277 | 46 | |
| 1903 | — | #266 | 48 | |
| 1902 | — | #215 | 69 | |
| 1901 | — | #232 | 56 | |
| 1900 | — | #204 | 92 | |
| 1899 | — | #244 | 47 | |
| 1898 | — | #211 | 68 | |
| 1897 | — | #222 | 58 | |
| 1896 | — | #216 | 69 | |
| 1895 | — | #199 | 72 | |
| 1894 | — | #198 | 74 | |
| 1893 | — | #205 | 69 | |
| 1892 | — | #195 | 79 | |
| 1891 | — | #170 | 76 | |
| 1890 | — | #180 | 74 | |
| 1889 | — | #158 | 85 | |
| 1888 | — | #177 | 83 | |
| 1887 | — | #138 | 94 | |
| 1886 | — | #155 | 90 | |
| 1885 | — | #174 | 76 | |
| 1884 | — | #146 | 94 | |
| 1883 | — | #158 | 81 | |
| 1882 | — | #129 | 108 | |
| 1881 | — | #152 | 81 | |
| 1880 | — | #126 | 103 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Noah was already there! It came in at #126, and was given to 103 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1909, when fewer than 70 boys a year got the name.
Where Noah is popular in 1972
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Oregon#174 · 1 in 1,210
- Hawaii#213 · 1 in 1,007
- Massachusetts#216 · 1 in 2,354
- California#247 · 1 in 1,706
- Connecticut#248 · 1 in 2,548
Best ever in a state: #1 in Hawaii, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | #174 | 12 | 1 in 1,210 |
| Hawaii | #213 | 6 | 1 in 1,007 |
| Massachusetts | #216 | 16 | 1 in 2,354 |
| California | #247 | 88 | 1 in 1,706 |
| Connecticut | #248 | 7 | 1 in 2,548 |
| Indiana | #255 | 17 | 1 in 2,449 |
| Minnesota | #263 | 8 | 1 in 3,348 |
| Virginia | #272 | 14 | 1 in 2,384 |
| Wisconsin | #273 | 9 | 1 in 3,377 |
| Washington | #294 | 8 | 1 in 2,724 |
| Iowa | #296 | 5 | 1 in 3,831 |
| New York | #312 | 40 | 1 in 3,047 |
| Arizona | #325 | 7 | 1 in 2,420 |
| Kentucky | #325 | 7 | 1 in 3,791 |
| Pennsylvania | #334 | 16 | 1 in 4,948 |
| Ohio | #337 | 19 | 1 in 4,283 |
| New Jersey | #370 | 10 | 1 in 4,589 |
| Colorado | #382 | 5 | 1 in 3,622 |
| North Carolina | #398 | 9 | 1 in 4,622 |
| Illinois | #411 | 19 | 1 in 4,354 |
| Missouri | #425 | 6 | 1 in 5,856 |
| Florida | #447 | 10 | 1 in 5,049 |
| Tennessee | #448 | 5 | 1 in 6,424 |
| Texas | #501 | 21 | 1 in 5,067 |
| Louisiana | #505 | 6 | 1 in 5,206 |
| Michigan | #595 | 6 | 1 in 11,483 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- Held #2 since 2020
- 1 spot since 2015 (#1 → #2)
- Biggest jump: 87 spots in 1969 (#574 → #487)
- Biggest drop: 85 spots in 1954 (#557 → #642)
Rise & fade · boys
135 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2015 at #1 (19,680 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 10 for 17 yrs
- Top 10: 17 yrs · run 2009–2025
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1995–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 84
- Highest: 1 in 84 boys born in 2025 were named Noah (1.2%)
- Its best rank, #1 in 2015, was only 1 in 97 (1.0%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 34.6% of all boys named Noah (183,378) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #126 (1880) → #695 (1963) → #1 (2015)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 895 | #126 (1880) | #151 |
| 1890s | 686 | #170 (1891) | #204 |
| 1900s | 622 | #204 (1900) | #251 |
| 1910s | 1,734 | #261 (1910) | #348 |
| 1920s | 2,284 | #370 (1923) | #397 |
| 1930s | 1,606 | #411 (1933) | #448 |
| 1940s | 1,523 | #457 (1942) | #508 |
| 1950s | 1,456 | #546 (1951) | #607 |
| 1960s | 1,519 | #487 (1969) | #630 |
| 1970s | 5,688 | #240 (1979) | #331 |
| 1980s | 12,385 | #154 (1982) | #207 |
| 1990s | 56,269 | #24 (1999) | #127 |
| 2000s | 143,533 | #9 (2009) | #22 |
| 2010s | 183,378 | #1 (2015) | #3 |
| 2020s | 116,024 | #2 (2024) | #2 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Noah in 1972
boys
#384
422 births · 1 in 3,843 boys
Top boys' names in 1972
More about 1972
boys
1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 3,843 of them was named Noah, which outranked 93.3% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Noah
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.