Name histories / Noah
Noah: U.S. name history
Published Social Security birth-name counts for the exact spelling Noah in the male recorded field, 1880–2025.
In the latest file, Noah was at position 2 among published male-field spellings, with 20,358 recorded births. That is down 51 from 20,409 in 2024. Its first released row in this archive is from 1880; a missing earlier row does not establish when the name began to exist.
What the historical pattern shows
Noah has a published row as far back as 1880, but its modern top-ten presence is much newer. It was position 228 in 1990, 27 in 2000, and seventh in 2010.
The spelling reached first position in 2015 and was second in 2025. Its largest annual count in this archive was in 2024. That history makes Noah a useful comparison with Liam: both remain near the top, but their routes there differ.
Selected annual records
| Birth year | Published count | Position* |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 103 | 130 |
| 1900 | 92 | 204 |
| 1925 | 219 | 405 |
| 1950 | 153 | 547 |
| 1975 | 580 | 311 |
| 1990 | 1,310 | 228 |
| 2000 | 14,282 | 27 |
| 2010 | 16,481 | 7 |
| 2015 | 19,680 | 1 |
| 2020 | 18,464 | 2 |
| 2024 | 20,409 | 2 |
| 2025 | 20,358 | 2 |
*Position is calculated from the published entries in one year and field, ordered by count; it is not an official SSA rank. Counts are not adjusted for population or coverage. SSA suppresses small cells, so no row does not mean zero births.
Keep exploring
Compare Liam · Elijah; inspect any spelling in the annual popularity tool; or see the 2025 overview.
Sources: SSA national data and suppression rules · our data method. Data reviewed 1 November 2026.