Noah is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #2 in 2025.
Noah is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2 among boys (20,358) and #624 among girls (468) — overall #2 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20,826 | 21,102 | #624 | #2 |
| 2024 | 20,951 | 21,270 | #561 | #2 |
| 2023 | 19,574 | 19,788 | #639 | #2 |
| 2022 | 19,238 | 19,499 | #618 | #2 |
| 2021 | 19,337 | 19,528 | #692 | #2 |
| 2020 | 18,772 | 18,939 | #874 | #2 |
| 2019 | 19,397 | 19,542 | #1,115 | #2 |
| 2018 | 18,616 | 18,736 | #1,308 | #2 |
| 2017 | 18,683 | 18,806 | #1,329 | #2 |
| 2016 | 19,322 | 19,471 | #1,635 | #1 |
| 2015 | 19,817 | 19,981 | #1,590 | #1 |
| 2014 | 19,451 | 19,590 | #1,887 | #1 |
| 2013 | 18,371 | 18,456 | #2,322 | #1 |
| 2012 | 17,463 | 17,527 | #2,395 | #4 |
| 2011 | 16,962 | 17,011 | #2,363 | #5 |
| 2010 | 16,561 | 16,594 | #2,379 | #7 |
| 2009 | 17,332 | 17,377 | #2,636 | #9 |
| 2008 | 15,864 | 15,894 | #3,077 | #15 |
| 2007 | 16,697 | 16,742 | #2,173 | #14 |
| 2006 | 16,395 | 16,416 | #3,166 | #15 |
| 2005 | 13,961 | 13,978 | #2,925 | #23 |
| 2004 | 12,003 | 12,009 | #2,097 | #29 |
| 2003 | 11,907 | 11,918 | #2,544 | #31 |
| 2002 | 12,118 | 12,128 | #3,321 | #31 |
| 2001 | 13,530 | 13,546 | #3,686 | #28 |
| 2000 | 14,346 | 14,356 | #2,420 | #27 |
| 1999 | 14,987 | 15,003 | #2,559 | #24 |
| 1998 | 13,472 | 13,482 | #2,449 | #29 |
| 1997 | 9,343 | — | #2,190 | #38 |
| 1996 | 7,227 | — | #2,836 | #50 |
| 1995 | 3,844 | — | #4,965 | #99 |
| 1994 | 2,098 | — | #5,631 | #159 |
| 1993 | 1,521 | — | #5,613 | #202 |
| 1992 | 1,438 | — | #6,545 | #217 |
| 1991 | 1,329 | — | #6,869 | #225 |
| 1990 | 1,319 | — | #9,011 | #228 |
| 1989 | 1,255 | — | #6,423 | #219 |
| 1988 | 1,079 | — | #6,557 | #230 |
| 1987 | 1,004 | — | #8,511 | #236 |
| 1986 | 1,050 | — | #6,039 | #227 |
| 1985 | 1,109 | — | — | #217 |
| 1984 | 1,254 | — | #7,930 | #194 |
| 1983 | 1,560 | — | #4,230 | #169 |
| 1982 | 1,831 | — | #5,120 | #154 |
| 1981 | 1,413 | — | #5,490 | #180 |
| 1980 | 933 | — | #11,611 | #241 |
| 1979 | 923 | — | #6,544 | #240 |
| 1978 | 698 | — | #6,760 | #283 |
| 1977 | 690 | — | #8,150 | #285 |
| 1976 | 543 | — | — | #324 |
| 1975 | 585 | — | #10,113 | #311 |
| 1974 | 548 | — | — | #324 |
| 1973 | 492 | — | — | #345 |
| 1972 | 422 | — | — | #385 |
| 1971 | 478 | — | — | #367 |
| 1970 | 347 | — | #6,838 | #445 |
| 1969 | 248 | — | — | #487 |
| 1968 | 174 | — | — | #574 |
| 1967 | 154 | — | — | #601 |
| 1966 | 157 | — | — | #598 |
| 1965 | 119 | — | — | #682 |
| 1964 | 138 | — | — | #660 |
| 1963 | 124 | — | — | #697 |
| 1962 | 140 | — | — | #656 |
| 1961 | 131 | — | #7,248 | #683 |
| 1960 | 139 | — | — | #667 |
| 1959 | 153 | — | — | #625 |
| 1958 | 137 | — | — | #657 |
| 1957 | 153 | — | — | #622 |
| 1956 | 138 | — | — | #647 |
| 1955 | 133 | — | — | #646 |
| 1954 | 131 | — | — | #642 |
| 1953 | 161 | — | — | #562 |
| 1952 | 143 | — | — | #584 |
| 1951 | 154 | — | — | #549 |
| 1950 | 153 | — | — | #547 |
| 1949 | 149 | — | — | #548 |
| 1948 | 150 | — | — | #546 |
| 1947 | 156 | — | — | #540 |
| 1946 | 130 | — | — | #565 |
| 1945 | 133 | — | — | #518 |
| 1944 | 157 | — | — | #485 |
| 1943 | 155 | — | — | #498 |
| 1942 | 182 | — | — | #461 |
| 1941 | 161 | — | — | #469 |
| 1940 | 150 | — | — | #473 |
| 1939 | 122 | — | — | #516 |
| 1938 | 145 | — | — | #480 |
| 1937 | 143 | — | — | #476 |
| 1936 | 147 | — | — | #465 |
| 1935 | 175 | — | — | #422 |
| 1934 | 148 | — | — | #463 |
| 1933 | 173 | — | — | #411 |
| 1932 | 182 | — | — | #416 |
| 1931 | 186 | — | #4,212 | #421 |
| 1930 | 191 | — | — | #428 |
| 1929 | 197 | — | — | #421 |
| 1928 | 174 | — | — | #458 |
| 1927 | 236 | — | — | #385 |
| 1926 | 235 | — | — | #383 |
| 1925 | 219 | — | — | #405 |
| 1924 | 239 | — | — | #392 |
| 1923 | 259 | — | — | #370 |
| 1922 | 236 | — | — | #390 |
| 1921 | 247 | — | — | #384 |
| 1920 | 242 | — | — | #384 |
| 1919 | 253 | — | — | #363 |
| 1918 | 247 | — | — | #377 |
| 1917 | 219 | — | — | #382 |
| 1916 | 229 | — | — | #356 |
| 1915 | 189 | — | — | #391 |
| 1914 | 171 | — | — | #361 |
| 1913 | 141 | — | — | #348 |
| 1912 | 116 | — | — | #356 |
| 1911 | 82 | — | — | #293 |
| 1910 | 87 | — | — | #262 |
| 1909 | 62 | — | — | #286 |
| 1908 | 68 | — | — | #256 |
| 1907 | 61 | — | — | #271 |
| 1906 | 60 | — | — | #257 |
| 1905 | 60 | — | — | #253 |
| 1904 | 46 | — | — | #284 |
| 1903 | 48 | — | — | #267 |
| 1902 | 69 | — | — | #215 |
| 1901 | 56 | — | — | #232 |
| 1900 | 92 | — | — | #204 |
| 1899 | 47 | — | — | #245 |
| 1898 | 68 | — | — | #212 |
| 1897 | 58 | — | — | #229 |
| 1896 | 69 | — | — | #218 |
| 1895 | 72 | — | — | #202 |
| 1894 | 74 | — | — | #198 |
| 1893 | 69 | — | — | #205 |
| 1892 | 79 | — | — | #195 |
| 1891 | 76 | — | — | #170 |
| 1890 | 74 | — | — | #182 |
| 1889 | 85 | — | — | #159 |
| 1888 | 83 | — | — | #178 |
| 1887 | 94 | — | — | #138 |
| 1886 | 90 | — | — | #156 |
| 1885 | 76 | — | — | #174 |
| 1884 | 94 | — | — | #146 |
| 1883 | 81 | — | — | #159 |
| 1882 | 108 | — | — | #129 |
| 1881 | 81 | — | — | #152 |
| 1880 | 103 | — | — | #130 |