Hebrew noach, "rest" — rest; comfort. The builder of the ark, whose name the Book of Genesis explains as bringing relief from labour.
Noah ranks 2nd among American boys in 2025, with 20,826 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 20,951 babies were given the name, ranking 2nd. The typical living American called Noah is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 1.28% of births.
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.