Noa

girls’ name · 83%boys’ name · 17%At its peak · modern nameCompare

Noa is ranked 253rd among girls in 2024 (1,259 births). Its best rank was 253rd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #253up 45 from 2023
Births in 2024: 1,2590.08% of girls
Peak year: 20241,259 births
Best rank: #253in 2024
Since 1970: 12,663people given the name

Babies named Noa, by year of birthgirlsboys

The story in the numbers

10,457 girls have been named Noa in the United States since 1970, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,259 births.

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 2019, and the 2020s alone account for 48%. It has spent 11 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Noa is used for both sexes: 17% of its bearers are boys (2,206), most of them born around 2024.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	girls named Noa
1970s	17
1980s	70
1990s	411
2000s	1,543
2010s	3,378
2020s	5,038

In 2024, its biggest year

Noa was the 253rd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Noa

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

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.