Noah is an English masculine given name derived from the Biblical figure Noah (נחַ) in Hebrew. It is most likely of Hebrew in origin from the root word "nuach”/“nuakh”, meaning rest. Another explanation says that it is derived from the Hebrew root word Nahum meaning "to comfort" with the final consonant dropped.

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From 2013 until 2015, the name was the most popular given name for male babies in the US. In 2013 it was the third most popular name for baby boys in Australia. In 2021, it became the most popular given name for male babies in England and Wales, and in Canada. Noah was among the five most popular names for black newborn boys in the American state of Virginia in 2022. In 2022, in the United States, the name Noah was given to 18,621 boys, making it the second most popular name. The name is also popular for boys in Argentina, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Quebec, Sweden and Switzerland.

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