Noah Name Popularity

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How popular is Noah?

The uber popular name Noah was the 2nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 10 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Its highest popularity ranking of #1 was reached for the first time in 2013 and as recently as 2016.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2015 with 19,635 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Noah was 46 in 1904.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Noah occurred roughly during the years 1907-1916, 1939-1942, 1965-1971, 1972-1975, 1976-1982, 1988-1999, 2004-2007, and 2010-2014, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1982-1986.

Where is the name Noah popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

For a number of years, the name Noah has been moving upward in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Noah for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Noah is a huge favorite and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Noah (Girl)		Noah (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		175	1,296	18,267	2
2017		173	1,343	18,410	2
2016		134	1,630	19,117	1
2015		137	1,589	19,635	1
2014		107	1,882	19,305	1
2013		80	2,321	18,257	1
2012		78	2,393	17,353	4
2011		78	2,386	16,862	5
2010		80	2,377	16,451	7
2009		70	2,635	17,247	9
2008		56	3,077	15,787	15
2007		90	2,208	16,592	14
2006		53	3,164	16,334	15
2005		56	2,924	13,892	23
2004		87	2,095	11,904	29
2003		64	2,544	11,835	31
2002		42	3,319	12,067	31
2001		36	3,686	13,484	28
2000		64	2,420	14,274	27
1999		56	2,557	14,923	24
1998		57	2,448	13,409	29
1997		63	2,187	9,277	38
1996		43	2,835	7,182	50
1995		20	4,965	3,823	99
1994		17	5,629	2,075	159
1993		17	5,613	1,503	203
1992		14	6,545	1,424	216
1991		13	6,866	1,314	225
1990		9	9,009	1,308	228
1989		13	6,420	1,243	219
1988		12	6,556	1,063	230
1987		8	8,509	995	236
1986		12	6,038	1,038	227
1985		< 5	--	1,107	217
1984		8	7,928	1,245	194
1983		18	4,228	1,539	170
1982		14	5,122	1,813	154
1981		13	5,490	1,401	180
1980		5	11,610	930	240
1979		10	6,537	914	240
1978		9	6,757	688	282
1977		7	8,150	683	285
1976		< 5	--	547	324
1975		5	10,102	581	311
1974		< 5	--	546	324
1973		< 5	--	493	344
1972		< 5	--	422	384
1971		< 5	--	478	367
1970		7	6,830	340	444
1969		< 5	--	246	493
1968		< 5	--	175	574
1967		< 5	--	156	600
1966		< 5	--	157	598
1965		< 5	--	121	679
1964		< 5	--	138	660
1963		< 5	--	124	698
1962		< 5	--	141	654
1961		5	7,247	126	683
1960		< 5	--	139	668
1959		< 5	--	153	626
1958		< 5	--	137	656
1957		< 5	--	153	622
1956		< 5	--	138	646
1955		< 5	--	133	646
1954		< 5	--	131	643
1953		< 5	--	161	562
1952		< 5	--	143	584
1951		< 5	--	154	549
1950		< 5	--	153	547
1949		< 5	--	148	551
1948		< 5	--	149	547
1947		< 5	--	156	539
1946		< 5	--	130	565
1945		< 5	--	133	518
1944		< 5	--	157	485
1943		< 5	--	155	498
1942		< 5	--	182	461
1941		< 5	--	161	469
1940		< 5	--	150	473
1939		< 5	--	122	516
1938		< 5	--	145	480
1937		< 5	--	143	476
1936		< 5	--	147	465
1935		< 5	--	175	422
1934		< 5	--	148	463
1933		< 5	--	173	411
1932		< 5	--	182	416
1931		6	4,214	179	422
1930		< 5	--	191	429
1929		< 5	--	197	421
1928		< 5	--	174	459
1927		< 5	--	236	385
1926		< 5	--	235	383
1925		< 5	--	218	407
1924		< 5	--	240	389
1923		< 5	--	259	370
1922		< 5	--	236	390
1921		< 5	--	247	384
1920		< 5	--	242	384
1919		< 5	--	253	363
1918		< 5	--	247	377
1917		< 5	--	219	382
1916		< 5	--	229	356
1915		< 5	--	189	391
1914		< 5	--	171	361
1913		< 5	--	141	348
1912		< 5	--	116	356
1911		< 5	--	82	293
1910		< 5	--	87	262
1909		< 5	--	62	286
1908		< 5	--	68	256
1907		< 5	--	61	271
1906		< 5	--	60	257
1905		< 5	--	60	253
1904		< 5	--	46	284
1903		< 5	--	48	267
1902		< 5	--	69	215
1901		< 5	--	56	232
1900		< 5	--	92	204
1899		< 5	--	47	245
1898		< 5	--	68	212
1897		< 5	--	58	229
1896		< 5	--	69	218
1895		< 5	--	72	202
1894		< 5	--	74	198
1893		< 5	--	69	205
1892		< 5	--	79	195
1891		< 5	--	76	170
1890		< 5	--	74	182
1889		< 5	--	85	159
1888		< 5	--	83	178
1887		< 5	--	94	138
1886		< 5	--	90	156
1885		< 5	--	76	174
1884		< 5	--	94	146
1883		< 5	--	81	159
1882		< 5	--	108	129
1881		< 5	--	81	152
1880		< 5	--	103	130

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.