Boy name#67 of boy names
Noah
Pronounced N OW1 AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 145 years in use
- Biblical
- 1 spelling
How popular is Noah?
Noah is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 513,661 children — the 67th most common boys' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2024, when 20,879 children were given it.
Noa is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Noah and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Noa
Characteristics
- Biblical (Person)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- N OW1 AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Noah
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Noah
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Noah?
- Noah ranks 67th among boys' names in US records, with 513,661 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 193,322.
- Is Noah a unisex name?
- No. Noah is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Noah most popular?
- 2024, when 20,879 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Noah spelled?
- Noa. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.