Noah
Noah is a well-established choice, ranked #2 in 2025. With 4,075 babies named Noah in 2025, meeting another Noah at school is a real possibility.
Hebrew — Rest, comfort; biblical patriarch of the ark
About the Name Noah
Noah is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 872 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #11 in 2014 â and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 11 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.
Etymologically, Noah comes from Hebrew, where it means "Rest, comfort; biblical patriarch of the ark". Names with strong etymological stories tend to age well â they carry weight beyond fashion cycles.
Noah is one of the most popular names in the UK — yet even so, another Noah turns up in only about 1 class in 5.
In the US it ranks even higher at #561, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
â Famous People Named Noah
- Noah Atubolu â Noah Atubolu is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club SC Freiburg.
- Noah Nartey â Noah Teye Nartey is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 1 club Lyon.
- Yannick Noah â Yannick Noah is a French former professional tennis player and singer, who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2005.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
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Common questions about the name Noah
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Noah
Around 1 class in 5 has another Noah
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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