Noah
#624 for girls in 2025, 468 births · #2 for boys in 2025, 20,358 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1984
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Hampshire#101 · 1 in 643
- Minnesota#104 · 1 in 687
- Iowa#107 · 1 in 671
- Rhode Island#108 · 1 in 727
- Wisconsin#114 · 1 in 810
Best ever in a state: #1 in Hawaii, 2006.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #101 | 10 | 1 in 643 |
| Minnesota | #104 | 46 | 1 in 687 |
| Iowa | #107 | 30 | 1 in 671 |
| Rhode Island | #108 | 8 | 1 in 727 |
| Wisconsin | #114 | 42 | 1 in 810 |
| Maine | #125 | 8 | 1 in 915 |
| Massachusetts | #125 | 34 | 1 in 1,099 |
| Colorado | #127 | 34 | 1 in 732 |
| Oregon | #127 | 25 | 1 in 748 |
| West Virginia | #141 | 11 | 1 in 1,068 |
| Indiana | #146 | 32 | 1 in 1,181 |
| South Dakota | #148 | 5 | 1 in 1,049 |
| Connecticut | #151 | 15 | 1 in 1,277 |
| Alaska | #154 | 6 | 1 in 833 |
| Washington | #154 | 28 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Ohio | #161 | 58 | 1 in 1,319 |
| Arkansas | #167 | 15 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Kansas | #170 | 15 | 1 in 1,162 |
| Nebraska | #171 | 9 | 1 in 1,324 |
| Pennsylvania | #171 | 50 | 1 in 1,515 |
| Alabama | #172 | 24 | 1 in 1,056 |
| Arizona | #173 | 26 | 1 in 955 |
| Kentucky | #173 | 16 | 1 in 1,539 |
| New Mexico | #174 | 13 | 1 in 876 |
| Michigan | #181 | 44 | 1 in 1,448 |
| Oklahoma | #181 | 19 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Virginia | #188 | 26 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Idaho | #193 | 6 | 1 in 1,280 |
| New York | #193 | 83 | 1 in 1,408 |
| Hawaii | #195 | 7 | 1 in 1,006 |
| Tennessee | #201 | 20 | 1 in 1,570 |
| Florida | #208 | 51 | 1 in 1,396 |
| Illinois | #214 | 56 | 1 in 1,462 |
| North Carolina | #218 | 23 | 1 in 1,700 |
| California | #219 | 147 | 1 in 1,445 |
| Maryland | #232 | 14 | 1 in 1,908 |
| Missouri | #240 | 15 | 1 in 2,376 |
| Georgia | #261 | 22 | 1 in 1,895 |
| Texas | #267 | 84 | 1 in 1,700 |
| New Jersey | #271 | 18 | 1 in 2,463 |
| South Carolina | #278 | 10 | 1 in 2,059 |
| Louisiana | #334 | 15 | 1 in 2,392 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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.
See more about Noah
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2015 at #1 (19,680 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 17 yrs · run 2009–2025
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1995–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 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 1984
Top girls' names in 1984
Top boys' names in 1984
More about 1984
girls
1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 210,477 of them was named Noah, which outranked 39.3% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,810Yuko9
- #6,810Yulonda9
- #6,810Zehra9
- #7,398Noah8
- #7,398Aarin8
- #7,398Adaline8
- #7,398Aggie8
- #8,153Abegail7
- #8,153Abeni7
- #8,153Achel7
Tied with 754 names at #7,398; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,449 of them was named Noah, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.