Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Noah name popularity since 1925
529,462 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Noah (0.9% girls, 99.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Noah is about 14 years old in 2026. Noah peaked in 2025 as the #2 name for boys, and it ranked #2 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 529,462
- Named Noah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #2
- for boys in 2025 (20,358 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.1% boys
- 5,020 girls · 524,442 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 2.12× its national share
Peak year is the year Noah made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Noah births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2024. Measured as a share of all babies, Noah peaked in 2025.
- Steepest fall: Between 1982 and 1987, Noah's share of baby boys fell by 47%, from 1 in 999 to 1 in 1,870.
- Fastest rise: Between 1993 and 1998, it became 9.2× more common, from 1 in 1,300 baby boys to 1 in 142.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Noah's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Noah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Noah in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,061 | – |
| 1930s | 6 | 1,606 | #422 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,523 | #518 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,456 | #646 |
| 1960s | 5 | 1,519 | #682 |
| 1970s | 38 | 5,688 | #311 |
| 1980s | 103 | 12,385 | #217 |
| 1990s | 309 | 56,269 | #99 |
| 2000s | 620 | 143,533 | #23 |
| 2010s | 1,265 | 183,378 | #1 |
| 2020–25 | 2,674 | 116,024 | #2 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.7% of babies named Noah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Noah is most popular
The index compares Noah's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Noah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 2.12× | 4,028 |
| Hawaii | 1.65× | 2,747 |
| Florida | 1.61× | 30,957 |
| Arizona | 1.53× | 10,577 |
| Alaska | 1.52× | 1,205 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Noah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Noah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Noah (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data