Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Noah
Stable
Cross-generational persistence
Peak era
2024
Peak births
20,409
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Noah
How many people are named Noah?
An estimated 512,950 living Americans are named Noah.
How rare is Noah?
Noah is still widely used among babies today, with 20,358 boys receiving the name in 2025.
How old is the typical Noah?
The median age of a living American named Noah is approximately 14 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 22 years old.
Is Noah still popular?
Yes. Noah is holding steady, with 20,358 births in 2025 and a consistent recent baseline.
Where is Noah most common?
Noah has its strongest geographic signal in West Virginia, where it appears 4.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
0.2%
2025
20,358
All-time
529,602
Where it lives now
Noah is most concentrated in West Virginia — about 3.8× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Noah is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.