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Noa

Meaning
Rest; comfort
Origin
Variant of Noah (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #1006 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

13% boys · 87% girls — About 87% of babies named Noa in recent years have been girls. Noa →

Popularity over time

Noa reached its best rank, #981, in 2024 and ranked #1006 in 2025. About 2,400 boys have carried it since 1978.

Across the states

In recent years, Noa ran about 22× its national rate in Hawaii.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 16 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Noa is especially popular in Croatia.

#9 in Croatia (2025) · #75 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2025) · #85 in France (2025) · #142 in Belgium (2025) · #218 in Austria (2025) · #223 in Sweden (2025) · #237 in Switzerland (2025) · #244 in Norway (2025) · #475 in Netherlands (2025) · #623 in Scotland (2025) · #675 in England & Wales (2025) · #727 in Ecuador (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Noas

In stories & tradition

What Noas become

Among 272 notable people named Noa:

Spellings & nicknames

Noa is a rare spelling of Noah — about 1% of babies given the name are written this way; Noah itself ranked #2 in 2025.

Similar names: Noe · Jesiah · Noam · Koa · Malikai · Yeshua

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