Unisex name · since 1970
Noa
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 11,815 babies named Noa, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #226 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,815
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Noa is the #226 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 11,815 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noa has been recorded 11,815 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #226 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #1,510 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #226 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 11,815 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noa ranks #1,510 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #226 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 11,815 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,510 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #226 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 11,815
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Noa's 11,815 recorded births place it above 97.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Noa compares
11,815 Top 9% higher than 91% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Noa's all-time total is 31x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Noa | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11,815 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,348 | 21 | 19,840 |
Noa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Noa's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 94% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 6%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1977, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,348, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Noa popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,348
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Noa popularity over time - boys
2,434 total births recorded since 1978 (Noa as boys' name)
Noa by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (6,396 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Noa's strongest decade.
6,396 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Noa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 411
1990s
411 births
- 2000s 1,543
2000s
1,543 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,378 births
- 2020s
2020s
6,396 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 6,396 births (54% of all-time use).
How Noa compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Noa's total volume
Noa by state
Where Noa concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,908 | 16.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 1,587 | 13.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 798 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 726 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 474 | 4.0% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 458 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 369 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 334 | 2.8% |
1,908 of 11,815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Noa appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Noas (1,908 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Noa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Noa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.