Noah
Noah is ranked 2nd among boys in 2024 (20,337 births). It was the number one boy’s name in 2013–2016.
- Rank in 2024
- #2same as 2023
- Births in 2024
- 20,3371.2% of boys
- Peak year
- 202420,337 births
- Best rank
- #1first in 2013
- Since 1880
- 513,572people given the name
The story in the numbers
509,025 boys have been named Noah in the United States since 1880, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 20,337 births — 1.2% of all boys recorded that year.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 36%. It has spent 145 of 145 years in the top 1,000, 30 of them in the top 100 and 16 in the top 10.
It is overwhelmingly a boy’s name: 4,547 girls have also been given it, 0.89% of the total.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
| Decade | boys named Noah | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 895 | |
| 1890s | 686 | |
| 1900s | 622 | |
| 1910s | 1,734 | |
| 1920s | 2,284 | |
| 1930s | 1,606 | |
| 1940s | 1,523 | |
| 1950s | 1,456 | |
| 1960s | 1,519 | |
| 1970s | 5,688 | |
| 1980s | 12,384 | |
| 1990s | 56,265 | |
| 2000s | 143,516 | |
| 2010s | 183,330 | |
| 2020s | 95,517 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Noah was the 2nd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Noah
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Jonahpeak 2008
- Elijahpeak 2011
- Abdurrahmanpeak 2014
- Shivpeak 2024
- Kadepeak 2024
- Keshavpeak 2023
- Stocktonpeak 2020
- Hadipeak 2018
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.