US rank #768 Boys' name Peak 2007 23,150 births

Noe — #768 US boys' name

23,150 babies named Noe in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s571920s2121930s3141940s4771950s9121960s12021970s17481980s27391990s41442000s55342010s41622020s1649
#768
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 95% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Noe was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

635 babies were named Noe in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noe

The Social Security Administration has registered 23,150 babies named Noe between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Noe currently holds the #768 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 635 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noe performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 5,534 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Noe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 8,500 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Noe in 34 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noe in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23,150 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Noe at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

23,150

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

2007

635 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#768

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Noe popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2007)
635
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420101996198219681954194019261914 6

Noe popularity over time — girls

421 total births recorded since 1972 (Noe as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 421 births
0102030 202420192014200920041999199019811972 5

Noe by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
5,534 births that decade — 24% of Noe's all-time total
1910s571920s2121930s3141940s4771950s9121960s12021970s17481980s27391990s41442000s55342010s41622020s1649

Noe by state

Where Noe concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Noe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
8,500 36.7%
#2 California
6,730 29.1%
#3 Illinois
1,028 4.4%
#4 Arizona
595 2.6%
#5 Florida
594 2.6%
#6 Washington
412 1.8%
#7 New York
389 1.7%
#8 Georgia
343 1.5%
Texas share of Noe's total US births 36.7%
Even split

8,500 of 23,150 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.

Noe appears in 34 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noe?
23,150 babies have been named Noe since 1914. It currently ranks #768 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 635 births.
When was Noe most popular?
Noe was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5,534 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Noe most popular?
The top states for the name Noe are Texas (8,500 births), California (6,730 births), Illinois (1,028 births).
How long has the name Noe been used?
Noe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Noe?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Noel, Noeh, Noelle, Noell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.