boys' name ★ peaked 2007

Noe

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #755 Trend → Stable

Noe, Noé, Noè or Noë is a masculine given name, a form of Noah, that may refer to the following people:Noé Acosta, Spanish football midfielder Noé Alonzo, Mexican…

Rank 2025
#755
among boys · ↑16 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
355
named Noe · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,009
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2007
646 babies
All-time total
23,930
#770 all-time among boys
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Noe popularity over time

23,930 babies have been named Noe since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 57 57 6 – #2,262
1920s – 212 212 21 +272% #1,369
1930s – 314 314 31 +48% #1,015
1940s – 477 477 48 +52% #857
1950s – 912 912 91 +91% #697
1960s – 1,202 1,202 120 +32% #653
1970s 15 1,748 1,763 176 +47% #528
1980s 34 2,740 2,774 277 +57% #499
1990s 44 4,144 4,188 419 +51% #473
2000s 120 5,534 5,654 565 +35% #431
2010s 130 4,162 4,292 429 -24% #535
2020s (to 2025) 93 1,992 2,085 348 -19% #680

Where Noe is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 338 0.20 outside top 500
2027 336 0.20 outside top 500
2028 333 0.20 outside top 500
2029 332 0.19 outside top 500
2030 330 0.19 outside top 500

Where Noe is most popular

Boys named Noe per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.187 per 1,000. Strongest in Texas, Arizona, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Noe born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Texas 418 0.474 +154%
Arizona 69 0.422 +126%
California 363 0.397 +113%
Colorado 36 0.279 +49%
Oklahoma 23 0.260 +39%
Nevada 13 0.228 +22%
North Carolina 53 0.208 +11%
Illinois 53 0.207 +11%
Maryland 21 0.176 -6%
Oregon 13 0.171 -8%
Washington 26 0.159 -15%
Georgia 40 0.158 -16%
Tennessee 27 0.150 -20%
New York 56 0.129 -31%
New Jersey 23 0.114 -39%
Florida 52 0.110 -41%
Indiana 15 0.094 -50%
Iowa 6 0.087 -53%
Virginia 16 0.084 -55%
Arkansas 5 0.079 -58%
Alabama 6 0.055 -71%
Utah 5 0.052 -72%
Wisconsin 6 0.051 -73%
Massachusetts 6 0.044 -77%
Minnesota 5 0.041 -78%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -90%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Ohio – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Noe

Noe is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #755 in 2025 with 341 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 23,930 American babies have been named Noe. Its peak came in 2007, when 646 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Noe stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Noe?

The median living Noe is about 24 years old; half are between 14 and 38. An estimated 22 thousand people named Noe are alive in the United States today.

median 24 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Noe year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 14 #7,794 341 #755
2024 15 #7,505 328 #771
2023 10 #10,129 301 #816
2022 29 #4,762 336 #756
2021 12 #8,856 308 #796
2020 13 #8,293 378 #680
2019 14 #8,036 355 #704
2018 16 #7,330 368 #679
2017 19 #6,467 386 #663
2016 15 #7,889 399 #656
2015 14 #8,324 424 #631
2014 8 #12,771 483 #578
2013 9 #11,716 415 #608
2012 11 #10,239 431 #592
2011 11 #10,224 421 #594
2010 13 #9,107 480 #535
2009 19 #7,002 482 #548
2008 11 #10,607 524 #519
2007 11 #10,632 635 #442
2006 12 #9,742 598 #453
2005 12 #9,299 619 #431
2004 18 #6,690 591 #440
2003 10 #10,227 534 #470
2002 10 #10,047 517 #464
2001 11 #9,202 557 #436
2000 6 #14,515 477 #489
1995 9 #9,335 390 #517
1990 6 #12,447 341 #540
1985 6 #10,251 263 #541
1980 6 #9,972 286 #499
1975 5 #10,114 183 #598
1970 – – 118 #762
1965 – – 129 #655
1960 – – 117 #721
1955 – – 97 #743
1950 – – 68 #829
1945 – – 49 #925
1940 – – 30 #1,244
1935 – – 40 #1,015
1930 – – 29 #1,361
1925 – – 29 #1,385
1920 – – 15 #2,195
1915 – – 12 #2,262
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Noe

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Noe Zhordania Noe Zhordania Georgian journalist, intellectual, revolutionary and politician 1868–1953 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Noe, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Noe?

The median living Noe is about 24 years old. Half of all living Noes are between 14 and 38 years old.

How many people named Noe are alive today?

An estimated 22 thousand people named Noe are alive in the United States, based on 23,930 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Noe mean?

Noe, Noé, Noè or Noë is a masculine given name, a form of Noah, that may refer to the following people:Noé Acosta, Spanish football midfielder Noé Alonzo, Mexican basketball player Noe Balvin, Colombian sport shooter Noé Barrueta,

How popular is the name Noe in 2025?

Noe ranked #755 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 341 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Noe?

23,930 babies have been named Noe in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Noe most popular?

Noe peaked in 2007, when 646 newborns received the name.

Is Noe a boy or girl name?

Noe is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Noe rising or falling?

Noe is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Noe become more popular?

Noe looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 330 boys named Noe in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Noe?

Well-known people named Noe include Noe Zhordania (politician).

Names like Noe

Names that sound and feel close to Noe: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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