Noah is historically an English male given name derived from the Biblical figure Noah (נחַ) in Hebrew. It is most likely of Hebrew in origin from the root word "nuach”/“nuakh”, meaning rest. Another explanation says that it is derived from the Hebrew root word Nahum meaning "to comfort" with the final consonant dropped.
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Popularity
Noah has been a popular name throughout the Anglosphere and elsewhere in the world. It has been among the most popular names for newborn boys during the 2010s and 2020s in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States.
While extremely dominantly male, Noah has been used as a female given name as well, with Noah Cyrus being one such example.
Variants in other languages
Arabic: نُوحْ (Nūḥ)
Aramaic: ܢܘܚ (Nūḥ)
Armenian: Նոյ (Noy)
Bengali: নূহ (Nooh)
Bulgarian: Ноа (Noа)
Catalan: Noè
Croatian: Noa
Czech: Noe
Dutch: Noë
Persian: Noa
Finnish: Nooa
French: Noé
Georgian: ნოე (Noe)
Greek: Νώε (Noé)
Hebrew: נֹחַ (Noakh)
Hindi: नूह (Nooh)
Hungarian: Noé
Icelandic: Nói
Indonesian: Nuh, Noah
Irish: Naoi
Italian: Noè
Latvian: Noass
Lithuanian: Nojus
Malay: Nuh
Polish: Noe
Portuguese: Noé
Romanian: Noe
Russian: Ной (Noy)
Notable people with the given name
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Noah Abatneh (born 2004), Canadian soccer player
Noah Abich (born 1987), Kenyan footballer
Noah Abid (born 2000), Tunisian-Dutch footballer
Noah Ablett (1883–1935), Welsh trade unionist
Noah Abrams (born 1998), English footballer
Noah Adamia (1917–1942), Soviet sniper
Noah Adams (born 1942), American journalist
Noah Adedeji-Sternberg (born 2005), Belgian footballer
Noah Ajayi (born 2008), German footballer
Noah Akwu (born 1990), Nigerian sprinter
Noah Alexandersson (born 2001), Swedish footballer
Noah Al-Khulaifi (born 1999), Qatari swimmer
Noah Allen (born 2004), American soccer player
Noah G. Allen (born 1927), American football coach
Noah al-Qudah (1939–2010), Jordanian religious figure
Noah Anderson (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
Noah Answerth (born 1999), Australian rules footballer
Noah Arbit (born 1995), American politician
Noah Armstrong (1823–1907), American miner
B
Noah Baerman (born 1975), American pianist
Noah Baffoe (born 1993), Spanish footballer
Noah Balta (born 1999), Australian rules footballer
Noah Barker (born 1992), Canadian rugby union footballer
Noah Barou (1889–1955), Ukrainian trade unionist
Noah Bastian (born 1979), American actor
Noah Baumbach (born 1969), American film director
Noah Baxpöhler (born 1993), German volleyball player
Noah Sarenren Bazee (born 1996), German-Nigerian footballer
Noah Bean (born 1978), American actor
Noah Beauchamp (1785–1842), American blacksmith
Noah Beck (born 2001), American social medial personality
Noah Becker (born 1970), Canadian-American artist
Noah Beery (1882–1946), American actor
Noah Beery Jr. (1913–1994), American actor
Noah Beresin (born 1990), American music producer
Noah Bickford (born 2004), Canadian soccer player
Noah Biggs, English medical reformer
Noah Billingsley (born 1997), New Zealand footballer
C
Noah Cain (born 2000), American football player
Noah Cameron (born 1999), American baseball player
Noah Cantor (born 1971), Canadian football player
Noah Cappe (born 1977), Canadian actor
Noah Carl (born 1990), British sociologist
Noah Carroll, Australian politician
Noah Cates (born 1999), American ice hockey player
Noah Caton (1897–1922), American football player
Noah Centineo (born 1996), American actor
Noah Charney (born 1979), American novelist
Noah Chesmain (born 1997), English footballer
Noah Chimpeni (born 1968), Malawian politician
Noah Chilvers (born 2001), English footballer
Noah Chivuta (born 1983), Zambian footballer
Noah Cicero (born 1980), American novelist
Noah Clarke (born 1979), American ice hockey player
Noah B. Cloud (1809–1875), American politician
Noah Clowney (born 2004), American basketball player
Noah Cobb (born 2004), American soccer player
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Noah Dahlman (born 1989), American basketball player
Noah Dalway (1746–1820), Irish naval officer
Noah Dana-Picard (born 1954), Israeli mathematician
Noah Danby (born 1974), Canadian actor
Noah Darvich (born 2006), German footballer
Noah Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
Noah Dawkins (born 1997), American football player
Noah Deledda (born 1978), American sculptor
Noah Delgado (born 1979), American soccer player
Noah De Ridder (born 2003), Belgian footballer
Noah Dettwiler (born 2005), Swiss motorcyclist
Noah Dickerson (born 1997), American basketball player
Noah Dietrich (1889–1982), American businessman
Noah Diffenbaugh (born 1974), American scientist
Noah Diliberto (born 2001), French footballer
Noah Dillon (born 1994), American artist
Noah Dines (born 1995), American skier
Noah Dobson (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
Noah Dollenmayer (born 1999), American soccer player
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Noah Eagle (born 1997), American sportscaster
Noah Edjouma (born 2005), French footballer
Noah Efron (born 1959), American-Israeli professor
Noah Eile (born 2002), Swedish footballer
Noah Elliott (born 1997), American Paralympic snowboarder
Noah Elliss (born 1999), American football player
Noah Emmerich (born 1965), American actor
F
Noah Fadiga (born 1999), Belgian footballer
Noah Falck (born 1977), American poet
Noah Falstein (born 1957), American video game designer
Noah Fant (born 1997), American football player
Noah Farrakhan (born 2000), American basketball player
Noah Fatar (born 2002), French footballer
Noah Feldman (born 1970), American author
Noah Fenyő (born 2006), German footballer
Noah Fernandez (born 2008), Belgian footballer
Noah Henry Ferry (1831–1863), American general
Noah Fierer, American ecologist
Noah Fifita (born 2003), American football player
Noah Finkelstein (born 1968), American professor
Noah Fleiss (born 1984), American actor
Noah Franke (born 1995), American soccer player
Noah Frick (born 2001), Liechtensteiner footballer
Noah Frommelt (born 2000), Liechtensteiner footballer
Noah Fuson (born 1999), American soccer player
G
Noah Galloway (born 1981), American soldier
Noah Galvin (born 1994), American actor and singer
Noah Gal Gendler (born 1957), Israeli diplomat
Noah Ganaus (born 2001), German footballer
Noah Gaudin (born 1999), French handball player
Noah Georgeson (born 1975), American musician
Noah Gettman (born 2000), American football player
Noah Gindorff (born 1999), American football player
Noah Glass (born 1981), American entrepreneur
Noah Miller Glatfelter (1837–1911), American physician
Noah Goldstein (born 1982), American record producer
Noah Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
Noah Graber (born 2001), Liechtensteiner footballer
Noah Gragson (born 1998), American stock car racing driver
Noah Graham (1815–1885), American politician
Noah Gray (born 1999), American football player
Noah Gray-Cabey (born 1995), American actor
Noah K. Green (1808–1886), American politician
H
Noah Haidu (born 1972), American pianist
Noah Hallett (born 1997), Canadian football player
Noah Hanifin (born 1997), American ice hockey player
Noah Harlan (born 1975), American filmmaker
Noah Harms (born 1997), Aruban footballer
Noah Harpster (born 1976), American actor
Noah Hasa (born 2003), Swedish ice hockey player
Noah Hathaway (born 1971), American actor
Noah Havard (born 2000), Australian canoeist
Noah Hawley (born 1967), American author
Noah Hegge (born 1999), German canoeist
Noah Henchoz (born 2002), Swiss footballer
Noah Herron (born 1982), American football player
Noah Hershkowitz (1941–2020), American physicist
Noah Heward (born 2000), English rugby union footballer
Noah Hickey (born 1978), New Zealand footballer
Noah Hingley (1796–1877), English industrialist
Noah Hobbs (born 2004), English cyclist
Noah Hodkinson (born 2005), English rugby league footballer
I
Noah Ibrahim (born 1992), Nigerian entrepreneur
Noah Idechong, Palauan activist
Noah Igbinoghene (born 1999), American football player
Noah Isenberg (born 1967), American professor
J
Noah Jackson (born 1951), American football player
Noah Jaffe (born 2003), American Paralympic swimmer
Noah James (born 2001), Australian footballer
Noah Jauny (born 2004), Irish footballer
Noah John (born 2003), Swedish footballer
Noah Z. Jones (born 1973), American animator
Noah Jupe (born 2005), English actor
Noah Juulsen (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
K
Noah K (born 1984), American composer
Noah Kahan (born 1997), American singer-songwriter
Noah Kalina (born 1980), American filmmaker
Noah Kareng (born 1975), Botswanan footballer
Noah Karunaratne (born 2003), New Zealand footballer
Noah Babadi Kasule (born 1985), Ugandan footballer
Noah Katterbach (born 2001), German footballer
Noah Keen (1920–2019), American actor
Noah Kibet (born 2004), Kenyan runner
Noah Kim (born 2001), American football player
Noah Kin (born 1994), Finnish-Nigerian rapper
Noah Mawete Kinsiona (born 2005), Belgian footballer
Noah Klieger (1925–2018), Israeli journalist
Noah Knigga (born 2006), American football player
Noah O. Knight (1929–1951), American soldier
Noah Kool (born 1962), Papua New Guinean politician
Noah Korczowski (born 1994), German footballer
Noah Kuavita (born 1999), Belgian artistic gymnast
L
Noah Laba (born 2003), American ice hockey player
Noah Lafornara (born 2004), American ice dancer
Noah LaLonde (born 1998), American actor
Noah Lamanna (born 1991), Canadian actor
Noah Law (born 1994), British politician
Noah Leddel (born 2003), Filipino-English footballer
Noah Lennox (born 1978), American musician
Noah Levenson (born 1981), American computer programmer
Noah Levine (born 1971), American teacher
Noah Michael Levine (born 1962), American voice actor
Noah Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people
Noah Lisle (born 2007), Australian racing driver
Noah Locke (born 1999), American basketball player
Noah Lolesio (born 1999), Australian rugby union footballer
Noah Lomax (born 2001), American actor
Noah Long (born 2004), Australian rules footballer
Noah Loosli (born 1997), Swiss footballer
Noah Lor, American politician
Noah Lowry (born 1980), American baseball player
M
Noah Madsen (born 2001), Danish footballer
Noah Makembo-Ntemo (born 2007), Belgian footballer
Noah Malone (born 2001), American Paralympic athlete
Noah Mann (1756–1789), English cricketer
Noah Maposa (born 1985), Botswanan footballer
Noah Markmann (born 2007), Danish footballer
Noah Martey (born 1995), Ghanaian footballer
Noah Martin (disambiguation), multiple people
Noah Marullo (born 1999), British actor
Noah Mascoll-Gomes (born 1999), Antiguan swimmer
Noah M. Mason (1882–1965), American politician
Noah Mawene (born 2005), English footballer
Noah Mbamba (born 2005), Belgian footballer
Noah Mbuyamba (born 1998), Dutch Paralympic athlete
Noah McCourt (born 1994), American activist
Noah C. McFarland (1822–1897), American politician
Noah Mckay (1956–2009), Iranian-American physician
Noah Meier (born 2002), Swiss ice hockey player
Noah Merl (born 1983), American soccer player
N
Noah Nadje (born 2003), French footballer
Noah Nartey (born 2005), Dutch footballer
Noah Naujoks (born 2002), Dutch footballer
Noah Naylor (born 2000), Canadian baseball player
Noah Nene (born 2004), French rugby union footballer
Noah Newby, American politician
Noah Ngeny (born 1978), Kenyan athlete
Noah Dower Nilsson (born 2006), Swedish ice hockey player
Noah Noble (1794–1844), American politician
Noah North (1809–1880), American painter
Noah Norton (1786–1877), American prospector
Noah Nsoki (born 2007), French footballer
Noah Nurmi (born 2001), Finnish footballer
O
Noah Ohio (born 2003), Dutch-English footballer
Noah Okafor (born 2000), Swiss footballer
Noah Oppenheim (born 1978), American television producer
Noah Östlund (born 2004), Swedish ice hockey player
Noah Webster Overstreet (1888–1973), American architect
P
Noah Pagden (born 2001), Australian footballer
Noah Pallas (born 2001), Finnish footballer
Noah Palmer (born 1983), American soccer player
Noah Paravicini (born 1997), American soccer player
Noah W. Parden (1868–1944), American attorney and politician
Noah Parker (born 1998), Canadian actor
Noah Pauley, American football coach
Noah Penda (born 2005), French basketball player
Noah Persson (born 2003), Swedish footballer
Noah Phelps (1740–1809), American general
Noah Phelps (Wisconsin politician) (1808–1896), American politician
Noah J. Phillips (born 1978), American attorney
Noah Pickus (born 1964), American professor
Noah Picton (born 1995), Canadian football player
Noah Pilato (born 1996), American soccer player
Noah Pink (born 1983), American screenwriter
Noah Plume (born 1996), German footballer
Noah Porter (1811–1892), American writer
Noah Powder (born 1998), American soccer player
R
Noah Raby (1822–1904), American longevity claimant
Noah Raford (born 1978), American futurist
Noah Raveyre (born 2005), French footballer
Noah Reid (born 1987), Canadian actor and musician
Noah Reynolds (born 2002), American basketball player
Noah Richler, Canadian author
Noah Ringer (born 1996), American actor
Noah Rinker, American singer-songwriter
Noah Ritter (born 2008), American internet personality
Noah Robbins (born 1990), American actor
Noah Robertson (born 1983), American drummer
Noah Roberts-Thomson (born 2007), Australian rules footballer
Noah Robinson (born 1978), American politician
Noah Rod (born 1996), Swiss ice hockey player
Noah Rogers (born 2005), American football player
Noah John Rondeau (1883–1967), American hermit
Noah Hamilton Rose (1874–1952), American painter
Noah Rosenberg, American geneticist
Noah Rothman (born 1981), American political commentator
S
Noah Sadaoui (born 1993), Moroccan footballer
Noah Sadiki (born 2004), Belgian footballer
Noah Sahsah (born 2005), Danish footballer
Noah Salakae, Motswana politician
Noah Sanford (born 1990), American attorney and politician
Noah Saviolo (born 2004), Portuguese footballer
Noah W. Sawyer (1877–1957), American educator and politician
Noah Scalin (born 1972), American artist
Noah Schachter (born 1999), American tennis player
Noah Scherer (born 1992), Swiss skater
Noah Schnacky (born 1997), American singer-songwriter
Noah Schnapp (born 2004), American actor
Noah Schneeberger (born 1988), Swiss ice hockey player
Noah Schultz (born 2003), American baseball player
Noah Schwartz (born 1983), American poker player
Noah Ryan Scott (born 2000), Canadian actor
Noah Sebastian (born 1995), American singer
Noah Segan (born 1983), American actor
Noah Sete (born 1981), Australian rugby league footballer
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Noah Taylor (born 1969), English-Australian actor
Noah Tepperberg (born 1975), American businessman
Noah Thain (born 2005), English cricketer
Noah Thomas (1720–1792), Welsh physician
Noah Thomas (American football) (born 2004), American football player
Noah Thomasson (born 2001), American basketball player
Noah Davis Thompson (??–1933), American writer
Noah Timmins (1867–1936), Canadian mining financier
Noah Togiai (born 1997), American football player
Noah Tolf (born 2005), Swedish footballer
Noah Nirmal Tom (born 1994), Indian athlete
Noah Toribio (born 1999), English footballer
Noah Troyer (1831–1886), American farmer
Noah Andre Trudeau (born 1949), American historian
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Noah Urrea (born 2001), American actor
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Noah Vandenbranden (born 2002), Belgian cyclist
Noah Van Sciver (born 1984), American cartoonist
Noah Verhoeven (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
Noah Virgin (1812–1892), American miller
Noah Vonleh (born 1995), American basketball player
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Noah Waddell (born 2001), American pianist
Noah Wadsworth (born 2005), English footballer
Noah Wafula (born 1990), Kenyan footballer
Noah Wallace (born 1991), American skier
Noah Wardrip-Fruin (born 1972), American professor
Noah Warren (born 1989), Canadian-American poet
Noah Watts (born 1983), American actor
Noah Webster (1758–1843), American lexicographer
Noah Weißhaupt (born 2001), German footballer
Noah Wekesa (born 1936), Kenyan politician
Noah Welch (born 1982), American ice hockey player
Noah Wenger (1934–2024), American politician
Noah Whittington (born 2001), American football player
Noah Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
Noah Williamson (born 2002), Latvian basketball player
Noah Wilson-Rich (born 1980), American biologist
Noah Wolff (1809–1907), German industrialist
Noah Worcester (1758–1837), American clergyman
Noah Wunsch (born 1970), German painter
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Noah Yap (born 1993), Singaporean actor
Noah Young (1887–1958), American weightlifter
Noah Yusuf (born 1964), Nigerian academic
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Noah Zane (1778–1833), American politician
Noah Zerr (born 1998), Canadian football player
Fictional characters
Noah Bennet from Heroes
Noah Bennett from Passions
Noah Claypole from Oliver Twist
Noah Ellis, a Season 1 contestant in Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman
Noah from Goddess of Victory: Nikke
Noah Lawson from Home and Away
Noah Newman from The Young and the Restless
Noah van Helsing from Marvel Comics
Noah from Total Drama
Noah from Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Noah Solloway from The Affair
Notable people with the surname
Akie Noah, Sierra Leonean footballer
Barbara Noah (born 1949), American sculptor
Chris Noah (born 1995), Latvian singer and songwriter
David Noah, Indonesian keyboardist
George Noah (born 1957), Nigerian journalist
Harith Noah (born 1993), Indian motorsports athlete
Harold J. Noah (1925–2019), American educator
Joakim Noah (born 1985), French-American basketball player
John Noah (1927–2015), American ice hockey player
Kalleem Noah (1868–1952), Lebanese-Canadian businessman
Lau Noah (born 1994), Spanish musician
Max W. Noah (1932–2018), American lieutenant general
Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan Noah, Somali politician
Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785–1851), American playwright
Nutty Noah, English entertainer
Olajuwon Noah (born 1989), Samoan rugby union footballer
Peter Noah, American television producer
Rahah Noah (1933–2020), Malaysian social figure



