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Origin: HebrewUS Popularity: #1Meaning: Rest, comfortSave to listSee your listFact-checked by Marcella GatesWritten by Betsy ShawUpdated on Oct 30, 2025In this article

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Noah name meaning and origin

First and foremost, Noah comes from the Book of Genesis in the Old Testament. (Noah also appears in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran.) As the renowned Bible story goes, Noah was instructed by God to build an ark and save his family and the earth's creatures from a devastating flood.

A less widely known story about Noah has him as the man who planted the earth's first vineyard and discovered fermentation and its effects. Somewhat fittingly, the meaning of this sonorous name, pronounced "no-ah," comes from the Hebrew word noach, which means "rest" and "comfort."

Today, Noah is hugely popular as a baby name regardless of religious affiliation. Variations of this name exist in at least 30 different languages, including:

• Noé (French)
• Noa (Persian)
• Nooh (Hindi)
• Naoi (Irish)
• Noje (Serbian)
• Nuh (Turkish)
• Nooa (Finnish)

In the United States, this ancient name with the contemporary sound has been the first or second most popular name for baby boys since 2013. It's actually been in the top ten names for boys on the Social Security Administration's list since 2009.  

On BabyCenter, the name is equally popular and usually ranks 1 or 2 for baby boys. It's also catching on for baby girls – though it 's much less common. An alternate spelling – Noa – is more popular on BabyCenter for girls. (BabyCenter's ranking is based on data from hundreds of thousands of parents who share their baby 's name with us.)

Why are such a flood of parents choosing Noah for their baby's name? It 's likely due to a combination of several baby-naming trends: Noah is short with melodic vowel sounds, it's gender-neutral, and it works across cultures. Plus, it 's got that beautiful history going back to the story of a man who saved animals two by two … and enjoyed kicking back in his vineyards with a glass of wine.

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Noah in pop culture

Noah Calhoun Character from the film The Notebook, based on the book by Nicholas Sparks and played by Ryan Gosling Noah Underwood Character from Karl Hiaasen's young adult novel Flush Noah Drake Character on the soap opera General Hospital played by Rick Springfield Noah Puckerman Character on the TV show Glee Noah Joad Character from John Steinbeck 's classic novel Grapes of Wrath Noah Character in the book and TV series Roots Noah Character in Shel Silverstein's poem/song "The Unicorn Song" sung by the Irish Rovers in 1968 Noah Grape variety used in juice and winemaking Toyota Noah model of Toyota sold mostly in Asian countries Noahidism Jewish religion based on the seven laws of Noah Noah 's wine colloquial allusion to alcoholic beverages Advertisement | page continues below

Famous people named Noah

Noah Patriarch from the Bible Noah Webster school teacher, authored Webster's Dictionary of the English Language Noah Baumbach American film director, directed The Squid and the Whale and Marriage Stor Noah Wyle Actor who was on the TV series ER Noah Elliot American Paralympic snowboarder, won a bronze medal in the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games Noah Charney American art historian and novelist Noah Centineo Model, voice actor, actor in The Fosters and All the Boys I 've Loved Before Noah Taylor Australian actor, played Locke in the HBO series Game of Thrones Joachim Noah French-American former professional basketball player Noah Lindsey Cyrus Singer-songwriter and actress, sister of Miley Cyrus Trevor Noah South African comedian, host of The Daily Show

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