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Unisex name

Noa

/ˈnoʊə/ · 83% girls, 17% boys · #226 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Noa has been given to about 14,249 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈnoʊə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 14,165
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Noa per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 1,573
  • Born in 20251,573
  • All time14,249
  • England & Wales, 2025#227 · 259

How popular is Noa?

Noa ranks 226th among American unisexs in 2025, with 1,573 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 1,573 babies were given the name, ranking 226th. The typical living American called Noa is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in Hawaii, where it accounts for 0.34% of births.

Names that sound like Noa

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nora0.75
  2. Nova0.75
  3. Nola0.75
  4. Nona0.75
  5. Koa0.75
  6. Noah0.71
  7. Norma0.64
  8. Nia0.61

Middle names for Noa

Ranked by flow score
  1. Noa Belle0.83
  2. Noa Josephine0.80
  3. Noa Violet0.79
  4. Noa Della0.79
  5. Noa Catherine0.77
  6. Noa Frances0.77

Sibling names for Noa

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Lilithsister · 0.99
  2. Eliannasister · 0.99
  3. Bayloreither · 0.99
  4. Elianbrother · 0.99
  5. Kailanisister · 0.99
  6. Millereither · 0.98

Where Noa is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Hawaii0.34%
  2. Alaska0.13%
  3. Maryland0.08%
  4. Washington0.08%
  5. New York0.08%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Noa Wilson0.75
  2. Noa Williams0.75
  3. Noa Turner0.75
  4. Noa Torres0.75
  5. Noa Thompson0.75
  6. Noa Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Noa

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Noa across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.