Noah

Meaning of Noah

Noah means "rest" or "comfort."

Noah has Hebrew roots — browse every Hebrew baby name in our catalog.

Popularity of Noah

Noah has held fairly steady, sitting around #2 in 2025 after peaking at #1 in 2013.

Noah as a girl's name

Noah is also used as a girl's name, currently ranked #624 in the US. It means "rest" or "comfort."

Notable people named Noah

• Noah Wyle
  Actor (ER, Falling Skies)
• Noah Centineo
  Actor (To All the Boys)
• Noah Jupe
  Actor (A Quiet Place)
• Noah Syndergaard
  Baseball pitcher
• Noah Baumbach
  Film director/screenwriter

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Questions about the name Noah

What does the name Noah mean?

Noah means noah means "rest" or "comfort.", and it comes from Hebrew origins.

Is Noah a boy's or a girl's name?

Noah is used for both boys and girls in the United States, which makes it a unisex name.

How popular is the name Noah?

In 2025, Noah ranked #2 for boys, unchanged from the year before and #624 for girls, down from #561 the year before.

When was Noah most popular?

Noah peaked at #1 in 2013.