Girl's name
Noa
Say it NOH-uh
Hebrew origin 2 syllables
Where Noa is loved, common and rare
Loved in Israel. Common across Spain and the Netherlands. Rare in the UK, Slovenia, France and 12 more places.
1 in 617 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Israel 9thCatalonia 22ndThe Netherlands 44th
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Every place
In 21 of the 40 official lists, among them Israel (9th), Catalonia (22nd) and the Netherlands (44th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel נועה | 9th 2024 | 948 | about 1 in 83 |
| Catalonia region | 22nd 2025 | 170 | 1 in 113 |
| Spain | 24th 2024 | 1,107 | rank only |
| The Netherlands | 44th 2025 | 282 | about 1 in 216 |
| Scotland | 149th 2025 | 29 | 1 in 617 |
| Slovenia | 167th 2025 | 8 | about 1 in 826 |
| France | 172nd 2025 | 320 | 1 in 896 |
| Switzerland | 197th 2025 | 36 | 1 in 944 |
| Quebec province | 198th 2025 | 29 | about 1 in 897 |
| British Columbia province | 203rd 2023 | 15 | about 1 in 797 |
| England and Wales | 227th 2025 | 205 | 1 in 1,236 |
| Ontario province | 243rd 2024 | 51 | about 1 in 1,068 |
| Cologne city | 258th 2023 | 4 | about 1 in 1,536 |
| Northern Ireland | 290th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 1,457 |
| Berlin city | 306th 2023 | 10 | about 1 in 1,450 |
| Italy | 343rd 2024 | 44 | 1 in 4,072 |
| Ireland | 381st 2025 | 10 | 1 in 2,113 |
| Austria | 620th 2025 | 7 | 1 in 5,103 |
| Poland | 706th 2025 | 2 | 1 in 59,894 |
| Sweden | 885th 2025 | 5 | about 1 in 8,034 |
| Bonn city | 382nd 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 3,015 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway and Hungary.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); NISRA (Northern Ireland); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Noa is a Hebrew name, and in the Bible it belongs to one of the daughters of Zelophehad, the sisters who asked Moses for their father's inheritance. It is a separate name from Noah, though the two sound alike in English. Its exact meaning is not clearly established.
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NOH-uh is two short syllables, simple to spell and to say. It is chosen for its sound and its biblical roots more than for a translation.
Noa is in the top ten in Israel, and it ranks well in Catalonia and Spain. In English-speaking countries it is used more modestly, in Scotland, Quebec and British Columbia. Mostly given to girls, it is also used for boys, who account for about one bearer in five. It peaked in France around 2004 and is rising in several countries.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- NOH-uh, 2 syllables
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Other spellings
- Moa
- Kanoa
- Anoa
Etymology
Hebrew female given name no'a, from the root n-w-', a biblical name (one of the daughters of Zelophehad).
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 9 of 18 regions, falling in 4.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 544 | 609 | 415 | 432 | 454 | 264 | 247 | 228 | 244 | 227 |
| Scotland | 585 | 502 | 343 | 765 | 286 | 200 | 152 | 230 | 149 | |
| Northern Ireland | 397 | 446 | 337 | 290 | ||||||
| Ireland | 868 | 716 | 315 | 464 | 389 | 364 | 307 | 381 | ||
| Ontario | 565 | 599 | 299 | 309 | 327 | 213 | 139 | 259 | 243 | |
| British Columbia | 455 | 369 | 244 | 229 | 290 | 131 | 134 | 203 | ||
| Quebec | 655 | 445 | 443 | 593 | 289 | 491 | 261 | 296 | 259 | 198 |
| France | 387 | 395 | 388 | 344 | 302 | 275 | 282 | 254 | 213 | 172 |
| The Netherlands | 33 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 42 | 56 | 42 | 33 | 44 | |
| Austria | 873 | 860 | 1024 | 1047 | 404 | 670 | 437 | 464 | 504 | 620 |
| Switzerland | 258 | 224 | 211 | 243 | 191 | 267 | 266 | 254 | 242 | 197 |
| Berlin | 386 | 317 | 252 | 166 | 168 | 395 | 154 | 306 | ||
| Munich | 203 | 238 | 194 | 196 | 227 | |||||
| Cologne | 249 | 684 | 432 | 322 | 318 | 258 | ||||
| Leipzig | 411 | 411 | 186 | 265 | 389 | 215 | 357 | |||
| Rostock | 283 | 228 | 126 | 197 | ||||||
| Sweden | 537 | 835 | 885 | |||||||
| Spain | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 24 | |
| Catalonia | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 22 |
| Italy | 297 | 285 | 235 | 263 | 270 | 328 | 349 | 343 | ||
| Poland | 569 | 658 | 454 | 520 | 766 | 457 | 600 | 706 | ||
| Slovenia | 237 | 184 | 167 | |||||||
| Israel | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
England and Wales, 1997 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 227 | 205 | 80.9 |
| 2024 | 244 | 197 | 76.4 |
| 2023 | 228 | 205 | 79.9 |
| 2022 | 247 | 194 | 73.6 |
| 2021 | 264 | 179 | 65.3 |
| 2020 | 454 | 90 | 33.5 |
| 2019 | 432 | 97 | 34.6 |
| 2018 | 415 | 105 | 36.4 |
| 2017 | 609 | 69 | 23.1 |
| 2016 | 544 | 78 | 25.4 |
| 2015 | 625 | 66 | 21.4 |
| 2014 | 715 | 55 | 17.9 |
| 2013 | 1253 | 27 | 8.8 |
| 2012 | 902 | 41 | 12.7 |
| 2011 | 1043 | 33 | 10.3 |
| 2010 | 910 | 38 | 11.8 |
| 2009 | 1083 | 29 | 9.3 |
| 2008 | 1302 | 22 | 7.0 |
| 2007 | 1050 | 28 | 9.1 |
| 2006 | 1201 | 22 | 7.4 |
| 2005 | 1165 | 21 | 7.3 |
| 2004 | 2112 | 9 | 3.1 |
| 2003 | 1996 | 9 | 3.2 |
| 2002 | 1784 | 10 | 3.7 |
| 2001 | 2023 | 8 | 3.0 |
| 2000 | 1831 | 9 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | 1970 | 8 | 2.8 |
| 1998 | 3142 | 4 | 1.4 |
| 1997 | 2152 | 7 | 2.4 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Noa in France since 1925 were born in or after 2008. First recorded in 1982. Her peak year there: 2004, at 123.5 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Noa per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2004 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Noa
1 in 577 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Noa. Same first letter as Noa.
1 in 344 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Noa.
1 in 743 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Noa.
1 in 960 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Noa.
1 in 2,556 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Noa.
1 in 132 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Noa.
1 in 587 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Noa.
1 in 1,064 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Noa.
1 in 3,725 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Noa.
1 in 606 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Noa.
Middle names for Noa
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Noa Grace
2-1 beats · initials NG
Changes the beat after Noa: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Noa Olivia
2-4 beats · initials NO · Noa slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Noa: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Noa slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Noa Sophia
2-3 beats · initials NS
Changes the beat after Noa: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Noa Maria
2-3 beats · initials NM
Changes the beat after Noa: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Noa Rose
2-1 beats · initials NR
Changes the beat after Noa: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Noa Emily
2-3 beats · initials NE · Noa slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Noa: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Noa slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Noa Julia
2-3 beats · initials NJ
Changes the beat after Noa: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Noa Miriam
2-3 beats · initials NM
Changes the beat after Noa: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Noa
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 1,195 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Noa across countries and decades.
1 in 1,627 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Noa across countries and decades.
1 in 1,457 in Northern Ireland
92% alike: moves with Noa across countries and decades.
1 in 960 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Noa across countries and decades.
1 in 587 in Ireland
91% alike: moves with Noa across countries and decades.
1 in 1,481 in England and Wales
89% alike: moves with Noa across countries and decades.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
89% alike: moves with Noa across countries and decades.
1 in 778 in Scotland
89% alike: moves with Noa across countries and decades.
Famous people named Noa
Noa Kirel.
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Israeli singer, actress, dancer, and television host born 2001
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Noa
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Noa?
Her best rank is No. 9 in Israel in 2024, about 1 in 83 girls. She is in the published lists of 21 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Noa?
NOH-uh, with 2 syllables.
Is Noa getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 9 of 18 regions, falling in 4.
Which sister names go with Noa?
The deck's top five sisters for Noa: Naomi, Eliana, Hana, Lia and Gabriela. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.