Noa

What Noa means

Hawaiian, meaning “commoner, free man”

a male given name originating from the Bible or from noa (“commoner, free man”)

Source: Wiktionary, “Noa” (revision 93542577), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Noa?

US: Rising: up from #763 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #625 in 2015.

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 1,348 girls got the name (#226 that year). First in the US records in 1970.

How common

• About 1 in 1,192 baby girls in the US in 2025
• About 1 in 1,236 baby girls in England and Wales in 2025
• About 1 in 617 baby girls in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in HI (3.26 per 1,000 girls), AK (3.02 per 1,000 girls), CT (1.65 per 1,000 girls) in 2025.

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed girls born in each state.

US vs UK

Noa is #226 in the US and #227 in England & Wales (2025).

Same sex as this page (girls). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 85.7% of US babies named Noa were girls.

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

Other spellings

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

• Noah468 US · 15 E&W
• Noe14 US
• Nai12 US
• Naw6 US
• Naa0 US · 4 E&W

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Noa

Girls

• Alani#161Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #529 in 2015, #161 in 2025
• Maeve#76“intoxicating”^*
• Josie#82Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #250 in 2015, #82 in 2025
• Elianna#218Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #598 in 2015, #218 in 2025
• Parker#106From a surname for “a gamekeeper”^*
• Phoebe#157“bright”^*

For a brother

• Mateo#8Same root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”^*
• Kairo#226Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 6 babies
• Crew#256“weir”^*
• Enzo#72“home + ruler”^*
• Cyrus#268Editor’s note Up from #469 in 2015 to #268 in 2025 in the US
• Callum#118Variant of Calum, meaning “dove”^*

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under where there are enough, topped up with common names whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Noa’s. Place names are only included if they are in the top 300. Rank is US 2025.