Noah Webster
American lexicographer; compiler of An American Dictionary of the English Language
Boy Old & New Testament Known
Noah
that quavers or totters (Zelophehad's daughter)
נֹחַ Νῶε no.ach
Noah (Hebrew: נֹחַ, no.ach) means “that quavers or totters (Zelophehad's daughter)”, by traditional interpretation. Two people in scripture bear the name; the best attested belongs to the Patriarchal period. In 2025 it was given to 20,826 children in the United States, ranking 2. Use is rising. Around 534,622 Americans have been given it since 1880. Appears with Cainan in Luke 3.
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Which Noah?
Two men in scripture bear this name. Here is each of them.
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Noah
father of Kittim
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Noah
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Concordance Depth Index
104.3 · rank 38
US usage today
rank 2 · 20,826 births in 2025
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At a glance
- Verses
- 51 across 11 books
- Bearers
- 2 distinct people in scripture
- Testament
- Both
- Era
- Patriarchal
SSA · public domainBirths in year
Using it today
Roughly 1 child in every 3 classes of 25.
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
Based on 2025 births across the United States.
| Measure | Value | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Given in 2025 | 20,826 | Rising |
| All-time total | 534,622 | Since records begin in 1880 |
| Peak | 20,951 in 2024 | Its highest year on record |
| Strongest state | CA | Highest share relative to births |
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The same name elsewhere
| Country | Form | Standing | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Noah | rank 2 · 20,826 in 2025 | Births in year |
| Brazil | NOE | 10,298 bearers · born 1930–2010 | Living residents |
| Spain | NOE | 4,405 bearers · mean age 25.7 | Living residents |
| Portugal | Noé | permitted | IRN approved list |
Two different questions are shown here. Rows marked births in year count children registered during a period; rows marked living residents count people of every age alive at a census. They answer different questions and are never added together.
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In scripture
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| First appears | Genesis 5:29 |
| Last appears | 2 Peter 2:5 |
| Cross-references | 1,015 linked passages |
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Names connected to this one
- Tirzah co-occurrence Appears with Tirzah in Joshua 17.
- Milcah co-occurrence Appears with Milcah in Joshua 17.
- Mahlah co-occurrence Appears with Mahlah in Joshua 17.
- Hoglah co-occurrence Appears with Hoglah in Joshua 17.
- Japheth co-occurrence Appears with Japheth in Genesis 9.
- Ham co-occurrence Appears with Ham in Genesis 9.
- Shem co-occurrence Appears with Shem in Luke 3.
- Zelophehad co-occurrence Appears with Zelophehad in Joshua 17.
Origin & meaning
Strong's number
H5146
Hebrew
נֹחַ
Greek
Νῶε
Transliteration
no.ach
A man living at the time before the Flood, first mentioned at Gen.5.29;
son of: Lamech (H3929H);
father of: Shem (H8035), Ham (H2526) and Japheth (H3315)
Also named: Nōe (Νῶε "Noah" G3575)
§ Noah = "rest"
son of Lamech, father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth; builder of the ark which saved his family from the destruction of the world which God sent on the world by the flood; became the new seminal head of mankind because his family were the only survivors of the flood
Noah was a righteous man who built the ark and survived the great flood with his family.
The biblical story
Noah was the son of Lamech, a descendant of Seth (Gen.5.29-30). He was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God (Gen.6.9). When God saw the wickedness of humanity, He chose Noah to build an ark to save his family and representatives of all animals from the coming flood (Gen.6.13-22). Noah obeyed God and built the ark, and he and his family entered it along with the animals (Genesis 7). After the flood, Noah built an altar and made sacrifices to God (Gen.8.20). God blessed Noah and his sons, establishing a covenant with them and setting the rainbow as a sign of His promise never to destroy the earth by flood again (Genesis 9). Noah lived for 950 years (Gen.9.29). He is remembered as an example of faith (Heb.11.7) and righteousness (Ezk.14.14, 20; 2Pe.2.5).
Key verses
Noah appears in 47 verses. Here are some of the most notable:
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And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed.
Genesis 5:29 -
And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:30 -
And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 5:32 -
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.
Genesis 6:8 -
These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
Genesis 6:9
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Genesis (35)
- Genesis 5:29
- Genesis 5:30
- Genesis 5:32
- Genesis 6:8
- Genesis 6:9
- Genesis 6:10
- Genesis 6:13
- Genesis 6:22
- Genesis 7:1
- Genesis 7:5
- Genesis 7:6
- Genesis 7:7
- Genesis 7:9
- Genesis 7:11
- Genesis 7:13
- Genesis 7:15
- Genesis 7:23
- Genesis 8:1
- Genesis 8:6
- Genesis 8:11
- Genesis 8:13
- Genesis 8:15
- Genesis 8:18
- Genesis 8:20
- Genesis 9:1
- Genesis 9:8
- Genesis 9:17
- Genesis 9:18
- Genesis 9:19
- Genesis 9:20
- Genesis 9:24
- Genesis 9:28
- Genesis 9:29
- Genesis 10:1
- Genesis 10:32
1 Chronicles (1)
- 1 Chronicles 1:4
Isaiah (1)
- Isaiah 54:9
Ezekiel (2)
- Ezekiel 14:14
- Ezekiel 14:20
Matthew (2)
- Matthew 24:37
- Matthew 24:38
Luke (3)
- Luke 3:36
- Luke 17:26
- Luke 17:27
Hebrews (1)
- Hebrews 11:7
1 Peter (1)
- 1 Peter 3:20
2 Peter (1)
- 2 Peter 2:5
Name variants & nicknames
- Noé — Spanish & Portuguese
- Noe — KJV New Testament form
- Noach — Hebrew form
Notable people with this name
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