Noah

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Noe in MX Mexico, BR Brazil, PE Peru and 7 more, Noa in FR France and Ნოე in GE Georgia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 11 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Noah is also recorded as 5 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name824K records spelled Noah19 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, Brazil, Argentina, United States

  Languages: French, Portuguese, Spanish

  Also written Noa'H, Ñõãh, Noâh, Noàh, Noäh

• Croatian given name11K records spelled Noah22 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Croatia, Poland, United States, Czechia

  Languages: Croatian, Polish, Czech

  Also written Noa, Ноа, Noaḥ, Ñòáh, Nôãh

• a separate given name10.0K records spelled Noah4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, India

  Also written Noaḥ, Noáh, Nōaḥ

• Indonesian given name5.8K records spelled Noah4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia, United States, Indonesia, Nigeria

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written No'Ah, Nốáh

• a separate given name4.6K records spelled Noah4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Tanzania, Peru, Norway

  Also written Ñõãh, N̥̊o⃕a͙h᷈, Ñöãh

68 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Noah is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• A biblical name for girls meaning 'motion' or 'movement'. It is distinct from the more common male name Noah (meaning 'rest'), though the two are often conflated in English.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• A classic biblical name derived from the Hebrew meaning 'rest' or 'comfort', symbolizing peace and long-suffering patience.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• Noah represents faith, obedience, and righteousness in a corrupt world. In Christian theology, the Ark is often viewed as a type of the Church, offering salvation from judgment, while the Flood typifies baptism. In Judaism, he is the recipient of the Noahide Laws, which are binding on all humanity.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• Noah and her sisters represent the establishment of women's inheritance rights within the Mosaic Law and the importance of preserving the family name and tribal land allotment.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In French, Biblical Hebrew name meaning 'rest' or 'comfort'.

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Noah Websterb. 1758USAmerican lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, writer, editor and author (1758-1843)
• Noah Beeryb. 1882USAmerican actor (1882–1946)
• Noah Baumbachb. 1969USAmerican filmmaker (born 1969)
• Noah Wyleb. 1971USAmerican actor (born 1971)
• Yuval Noah Hararib. 1976ILIsraeli historian and author of popular science bestsellers
• Adam Levineb. 1979USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer (born 1979)
• Noah Centineob. 1996USAmerican actor
• Noah Ringerb. 1996USAmerican actor
• Noah Lylesb. 1997USAmerican sprinter
• Noah Jupeb. 2005GBBritish actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 1,483 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Noah?

We estimate roughly 572 thousand people bear Noah (counting its spellings and scripts) across 11 countries in our records.

In which country does Noah have the most bearers?

We estimate about 370 thousand people bear Noah in the United States, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled noah.

How common is Noah compared with other names?

In the United States, Noah is the 647th most common given name of 3,122,706 given names recorded there.

Is Noah a male or female name?

Noah is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Noah mean?

Recorded meaning: Derived from the Hebrew root 'nua' (H5128) meaning 'to quiver', 'totter', or 'wander'; thus 'Movement' or 'Motion'.