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How Popular Is the Name Noah? (2025 Data)

Noah was given to 20,358 boys in the US in 2025, ranking #2 nationally, the same rank as in 2024. It is most popular in New York, where it ranked #1.

Popularity overview

Noah in 2025, in four numbers — all from the SSA counts.

#2National rank among boy names, 2025
20,358Boys named Noah in the US in 2025 — of 1,466,284 boys counted in the 50 states and DC
Same rankNo change from 2024: #2 with 20,409 boys
#1 in New YorkHighest state rank (1,381 boys). California had the most Noah births in 2025: 2,607.

    Noah, state by state, 2025

    Noah was published in 50 states and DC in 2025. Darker tiles are the states where it ranks highest. Tap a state to compare it with Texas.

    Noah by state, boys, 2025 — best rank first
    New York#11,381
    Pennsylvania#1744
    North Carolina#1684
    Massachusetts#1468
    Tennessee#1444
    Washington#1426
    South Carolina#1276
    Connecticut#1268
    Louisiana#1237
    New Mexico#1115
    Rhode Island#167
    Delaware#163
    District of Columbia#158
    Alaska#146
    California#22,607
    Texas#22,450
    Florida#21,749
    New Jersey#2742
    Illinois#2683
    Georgia#2653
    Virginia#2556
    Michigan#2478
    Arizona#2434
    Maryland#2377
    Oklahoma#2189
    Hawaii#246
    Ohio#3551
    Colorado#3348
    Nevada#3176
    Kansas#3167
    South Dakota#350
    Missouri#4322
    Mississippi#4120
    Nebraska#4109
    West Virginia#485
    Maine#454
    North Dakota#448
    Indiana#5345
    Alabama#5246
    Wisconsin#5245
    Minnesota#5236
    Utah#5206
    Kentucky#5203
    Oregon#5151
    Arkansas#5134
    Iowa#7118
    Idaho#878
    New Hampshire#859
    Vermont#920
    Wyoming#1315
    Montana#2031

    States with no published count are not listed with a number: SSA publishes a name only when at least 5 babies of one sex received it in that state in that year. Noah may have been given to 1–4 boys in those states, but the count is not published and is never guessed here.

    Noah ranks highest in New York: #1 in 2025, with 1,381 boys. The most Noahs were born in California: 2,607 boys in 2025, where it ranked #2.

    How Noah has changed over time

    National rank by year, 2010 to 2025. Lower is more popular.

    Rank (lower is more popular)#1#1020102012201420162018202020222024

    The chart shows the name's national rank each year. Lower is more popular. Years with fewer than 5 births are left blank, because the SSA does not publish a count for them.

    Noah first appeared in national SSA data in 1910. In 2024 it ranked #2 with 20,409 boys. In 2025 it held its rank at #2, with 20,358 boys. Noah has ranked in the national top 10 for boys every year since 2010.

    Births per year, 2010–2025

    16,481201016,883201117,385201218,291201319,344201419,680201519,188201618,507201718,441201819,178201918,464202018,919202118,758202219,116202320,409202420,3582025

    How many boys were named Noah each year. Years with fewer than 5 births are not shown, because the SSA does not publish a count for them.

    Noah, boys, United States, 2010–2025
    YearNational rankBirths
    2010#716,481
    2011#516,883
    2012#417,385
    2013#118,291
    2014#119,344
    2015#119,680
    2016#119,188
    2017#218,507
    2018#218,441
    2019#219,178
    2020#218,464
    2021#218,919
    2022#218,758
    2023#219,116
    2024#220,409
    2025#220,358

    50 years of Noah

    National rank and births at five points in time — 50, 25, 10 and 5 years ago, and today.

    Noah, national rank and births, 1975–2025
    WhenNational rankBirths
    50 years ago (1975)#313538
    25 years ago (2000)#2714,282
    10 years ago (2015)#119,680
    5 years ago (2020)#218,464
    Today (2025)#220,358

    In 1975 Noah ranked #313 nationally; by 2025 it had climbed to #2.

    The Noah story so far

    When it first appeared, when it broke into the top 100, and where it stands now — every step from the SSA counts.

    1. First appeared in national SSA data in 1910, with 44 boys.
    2. First entered the national top 1,000 in 1910.
    3. First entered the national top 100 in 1995.
    4. Highest rank so far: #1 in 2013.
    5. 31 years in the national top 100.
    6. Where it stands now: #2 in 2025, with 20,358 boys.

    Names like Noah

    Names ranked closest to Noah in 2025, and the names rising fastest alongside it.

    Ranked closest to Noah in 2025

    • Liam — #1 in 2025, 20,818 boys
    • Oliver — #3 in 2025, 14,939 boys
    • Theodore — #4 in 2025, 13,355 boys
    • Henry — #5 in 2025, 12,020 boys
    • James — #6 in 2025, 11,945 boys

    Other names rising fast in 2025

    • Amirion — up 1,108 places to #1176 in 2025, 124 boys
    • Kasai — up 1,073 places to #631 in 2025, 403 boys
    • Akari — up 1,059 places to #543 in 2025, 518 boys
    • Eziah — up 752 places to #609 in 2025, 426 boys
    • Jasai — up 723 places to #439 in 2025, 693 boys

    What this does not tell you

    This page gives no meaning or origin for the name, because meaning data does not come from SSA. It also gives no middle-name or sibling suggestions: SSA does not publish middle names, and no dataset records sibling pairings.

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    Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, baby names data, births in 2025, released May 2026. Data checked 8 November 2026. ssa.gov baby names.