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.Oxford Dictionary of First Names
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) Sicilian: Nuè Somali: Nuux (Nuh) Spanish: Noé Swedish: Noak Serbian: Ноје (Noje) Telugu: నోవహు (Novahu) Turkish: Nuh Yoruba: Noa Tamil: நாவலன் (Navalan)
Notable people with the given name
A 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 Noah Ato-Zandanga (born 2003), Central African footballer Noah Ashenhurst (born 1972), American author Noah Atubolu (born 2002), German footballer Noah Augustine (1971–2010), Canadian activist Noah Awassi (born 1998), German-Beninese footballer Noah Awuku (born 2000), German-Ghanaian footballer Noah Ben Azure (born 1960), Ghanaian politician
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 Noah Bischof (born 2002), Austrian footballer Noah Bitsch (born 1989), German karateka Noah Blasucci (born 1999), Swiss-Italian footballer Noah Boeken (born 1981), Dutch poker player Noah Bögli (born 1996), Swiss cyclist Noah Böhringer (born 1997), German politician Noah Booth (born 2004), English rugby league footballer Noah Botic (born 2002), Australian footballer Noah Bowlus (1830–1904), American politician Noah Bowman (born 1992), Canadian skier Noah Bradley, American artist Noah Bratschi (born 2000), American rock climber Noah Bridges, English stenographer Noah Brooks (1830–1903), American journalist Noah Brosch (born 1948), Israeli astronomer Noah Brown (disambiguation), multiple people Noah Kenshin Browne (born 2001), Canadian-Japanese footballer Noah Bryant (born 1984), American shot putter Noah Burroughs (born 1976), American politician and football player Noah Burton (1896–1956), English footballer Noah Buschel (born 1978), American writer and director Noah B. Butt (1886–1956), American politician Noah Buxton (1876–1967), English cricketer Noah Henry Byington (1809–1877), American physician and politician Noah Cadiou (born 1998), French 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 Noah Codjo-Evora (born 2007), French footballer Noah Comet, American professor Noah D. Comstock (1832–1890), American farmer and politician Noah Cooke (1831–1919), English poet Noah Cornwell (born 2004), English cricketer Noah Cottrell (born 2007), American actor Noah Cowan (1967–2023), Canadian film executive Noah Crawford (born 1994), American actor Noah Creshevsky (1945–2020), American composer Noah Crétier (born 2001), French footballer Noah Croes (born 1999), Dutch cricketer Noah Cumberland (born 2001), Australian rules footballer Noah Curtis (Canadian football) (born 1998), American football player Noah Cyrus (born 2000), American singer
D 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 Noah Ernest Dorsey (1873–1959), American physicist Noah Droddy (born 1990), American runner Noah Dumbadze (1912–1983), Soviet soldier Noah Komla Dzobo (??–2010), Ghanaian religious leader
E 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 Noah Greenberg (1919–1966), American conductor Noah Gregor (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player Noah Grove (born 1999), American ice sled hockey player Noah Gundersen (born 1989), American singer-songwriter
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 Noah Hoffman (born 1989), American skier Noah Hood (born 1986), American lawyer Noah Horowitz (born 1979), American art historian Noah Hotham (born 2003), New Zealand rugby union footballer Noah Howard (1943–2010), American musician Noah Huntley (born 1974), English actor Noah Hutchings (1922–2015), American religious figure Noah Hyman, American politician
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