Name
Noah
Meaning
Noah is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “rest, comfort”.
Noah comes from a Hebrew root meaning rest, and Genesis links it to comfort when his father names him; the flood story then makes him the man who shepherds life itself to safety. Its gentle sound carried it to number one in America and much of Europe.
The number-one US boys' name for several years in the 2010s; still top five.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #2 in 2025 · peak #1 in 2016
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Noah is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “rest, comfort”. Noah comes from a Hebrew root meaning rest, and Genesis links it to comfort when his father names him; the flood story then makes him the man who shepherds life itself to safety.
Noah is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. The number-one US boys' name for several years in the 2010s; still top five.
The name Noah comes from Hebrew. Noah comes from a Hebrew root meaning rest, and Genesis links it to comfort when his father names him; the flood story then makes him the man who shepherds life itself to safety. Its gentle sound carried it to number one in America and much of Europe.
Noah is pronounced NOH-ah.
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