Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Noah

#65 most common boys' name of all time · #124 across all names · 99% boys / 1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#65
Rank overall
#124 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
534,622
Since 2016
194,716
Peak year
2024 #2
Best rank
#1 2013
🏆 The #1 boys' name in America — 4 separate years 2016 2015 2014 2013
✝️A person in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 20,951/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Noah is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 468 20,358 20,826 #2
2024 542 20,409 20,951 #2
2023 458 19,116 19,574 #2
2022 480 18,758 19,238 #2
2021 418 18,919 19,337 #2
2020 308 18,464 18,772 #2
2019 219 19,178 19,397 #2
2018 175 18,441 18,616 #2
2017 176 18,507 18,683 #2
2016 134 19,188 19,322 #1
2015 137 19,680 19,817 #1
2014 107 19,344 19,451 #1
2013 80 18,291 18,371 #1
2012 78 17,385 17,463 #4
2011 79 16,883 16,962 #5
2010 80 16,481 16,561 #7
2009 70 17,262 17,332 #9
2008 56 15,808 15,864 #15
2007 92 16,605 16,697 #14
2006 53 16,342 16,395 #15
2005 56 13,905 13,961 #23
2004 87 11,916 12,003 #29
2003 64 11,843 11,907 #31
2002 42 12,076 12,118 #31
2001 36 13,494 13,530 #28
2000 64 14,282 14,346 #27
1999 56 14,931 14,987 #24
1998 57 13,415 13,472 #29
1997 63 9,280 9,343 #38
1996 43 7,184 7,227 #50
1995 20 3,824 3,844 #99
1994 17 2,081 2,098 #158
1993 17 1,504 1,521 #202
1992 14 1,424 1,438 #217
1991 13 1,316 1,329 #225
1990 9 1,310 1,319 #228
1989 13 1,242 1,255 #219
1988 12 1,067 1,079 #230
1987 8 996 1,004 #236
1986 12 1,038 1,050 #227
1985 — 1,109 1,109 #217
1984 8 1,246 1,254 #194
1983 18 1,542 1,560 #169
1982 14 1,817 1,831 #154
1981 13 1,400 1,413 #180
1980 5 928 933 #240
1979 10 913 923 #240
1978 9 689 698 #282
1977 7 683 690 #285
1976 — 543 543 #324
1975 5 580 585 #311
1974 — 548 548 #324
1973 — 492 492 #345
1972 — 422 422 #384
1971 — 478 478 #367
1970 7 340 347 #445
1969 — 248 248 #487
1968 — 174 174 #574
1967 — 154 154 #601
1966 — 157 157 #598
1965 — 119 119 #681
1964 — 138 138 #660
1963 — 124 124 #695
1962 — 140 140 #654
1961 5 126 131 #682
1960 — 139 139 #665
1959 — 153 153 #623
1958 — 137 137 #657
1957 — 153 153 #622
1956 — 138 138 #646
1955 — 133 133 #645
1954 — 131 131 #642
1953 — 161 161 #557
1952 — 143 143 #582
1951 — 154 154 #546
1950 — 153 153 #547
1949 — 149 149 #547
1948 — 150 150 #544
1947 — 156 156 #540
1946 — 130 130 #563
1945 — 133 133 #518
1944 — 157 157 #482
1943 — 155 155 #497
1942 — 182 182 #458
1941 — 161 161 #466
1940 — 150 150 #471
1939 — 122 122 #514
1938 — 145 145 #479
1937 — 143 143 #472
1936 — 147 147 #465
1935 — 175 175 #417
1934 — 148 148 #462
1933 — 173 173 #411
1932 — 182 182 #416
1931 6 180 186 #420
1930 — 191 191 #426
1929 — 197 197 #420
1928 — 174 174 #457
1927 — 236 236 #385
1926 — 235 235 #382
1925 — 219 219 #404
1924 — 239 239 #391
1923 — 259 259 #370
1922 — 236 236 #390
1921 — 247 247 #384
1920 — 242 242 #384
1919 — 253 253 #362
1918 — 247 247 #377
1917 — 219 219 #382
1916 — 229 229 #355
1915 — 189 189 #390
1914 — 171 171 #360
1913 — 141 141 #348
1912 — 116 116 #356
1911 — 82 82 #291
1910 — 87 87 #261
1909 — 62 62 #285
1908 — 68 68 #255
1907 — 61 61 #270
1906 — 60 60 #256
1905 — 60 60 #251
1904 — 46 46 #277
1903 — 48 48 #266
1902 — 69 69 #215
1901 — 56 56 #232
1900 — 92 92 #204
1899 — 47 47 #244
1898 — 68 68 #211
1897 — 58 58 #222
1896 — 69 69 #216
1895 — 72 72 #200
1894 — 74 74 #198
1893 — 69 69 #205
1892 — 79 79 #195
1891 — 76 76 #170
1890 — 74 74 #182
1889 — 85 85 #158
1888 — 83 83 #177
1887 — 94 94 #138
1886 — 90 90 #155
1885 — 76 76 #174
1884 — 94 94 #146
1883 — 81 81 #158
1882 — 108 108 #129
1881 — 81 81 #152
1880 — 103 103 #130