Noa

“Variant of Noah — Rest; comfort” — Hebrew origin

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

Noa reached its best rank, #981, in 2024 and ranked #1006 in 2025. About 2,400 boys have carried it since 1978. In Hawaii it runs about 22× its national rate. About 87% of babies named Noa in recent years have been girls. Noa is a rare spelling of Noah — about 1% of babies given the name are written this way; Noah itself ranked #2 in 2025.

Around the world: #9 in Croatia (2025) · #79 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024) · #85 in France (2025).

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

Famous Noas

Noa Lang — Dutch association football player (born 1999)
Noa Essengue — French basketball player (born 2006)
Noa Isidore — French cyclist
Noa Nakaitaci — Fijian rugby union player
Noa Bibi — Mauritian sprinter

In stories & tradition

Noa Kaiba — Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Noa Briqualon — Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Noa — Granblue Fantasy · Granblue Fantasy The Animation Season 2

What Noas become

Among 272 notable people named Noa:

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

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