Noa

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Noa

Say it: NOH-uh

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Meaning

Hebrew No'ah, from a root meaning 'to move', so usually read as 'movement'. It is unrelated to the male name Noah.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Among the most popular girls' names in modern Israel; also popular in the Netherlands and Spain.

Its wave through time

Rising now

In the United States

7,658 babies given this name since 1970
At its height in 2020, about 1 in 2,400 girls
714 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Hebrew Dutch Spanish

The family of the name

Dutch	Noa
Spanish	Noa
Hebrew	Noa

Famous bearers

Noa, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad

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Where this comes from

The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
National birth statistics of European countries source
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.