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Noa

Girl

Meaning of Noa: Hebrew: 'motion' or 'movement'

Noa is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 200th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 244th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#200

1,573 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#244

197 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

14,249

First recorded 1970 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 7 babies1982: 15 babies1983: 14 babies1984: 9 babies1985: 12 babies1986: 14 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 9 babies1989: 7 babies1990: 14 babies19901991: 15 babies1992: 17 babies1993: 12 babies1994: 23 babies1995: 40 babies1996: 97 babies1997: 89 babies1998: 106 babies1999: 129 babies2000: 186 babies20002001: 152 babies2002: 172 babies2003: 190 babies2004: 178 babies2005: 202 babies2006: 275 babies2007: 273 babies2008: 290 babies2009: 298 babies2010: 282 babies20102011: 318 babies2012: 309 babies2013: 318 babies2014: 352 babies2015: 433 babies2016: 461 babies2017: 444 babies2018: 515 babies2019: 619 babies2020: 725 babies20202021: 1,099 babies2022: 1,212 babies2023: 1,197 babies2024: 1,496 babies2025: 1,573 babies
US babies named Noa per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,573.

Gender split

17% boys · 83% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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