Noah
On the rise in Poland: more boys got it last year than in any year before, though it stays rare enough that most Poles have never met one. From the Hebrew for "rest, repose".
Noah Pronunciation
Noah is pronounced NO-ahkh (/ˈnɔax/).
What Noah means
Where Noah comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Noah reaches Polish parents through English, but its root is older. The Hebrew Noach gives the short meaning that has followed the name for centuries: rest, repose. In the book of Genesis, Noah builds the ark, and after the flood the waters settle and the dove returns with a leaf. The sense of rest sits close to that story.
For a long time the name lived mostly in the Old Testament and in English-speaking countries. Then, after 2000, it climbed the popularity charts across Europe. In Poland it now turns up on a school register beside Antoni and Jan, a Hebrew name worn comfortably by a Polish child.
Noah keeps no diminutives of its own here. It stays short. Two syllables, an open vowel, and a meaning that points toward calm. In Hebrew that meaning is rest, repose.
How many people are named Noah
1 in 17833 men in Poland is named Noah. 1,218 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #876 among male names.
Noah's popularity over time
66 boys were given the name in 2025, ranking #305 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2000.
Where Noah is most popular
Noah is most popular in Lower Silesian, 74% above the national average (33 boys born 2019–2025), followed by Lubusz (+67%) and Masovian (+26%). It is least common in Świętokrzyskie and Opole, 70% and 64% below average respectively.
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Lower Silesian33 boys born+74%
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Lubusz10 boys born+67%
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Masovian54 boys born+26%
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Silesian34 boys born+24%
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Lesser Poland30 boys born+9%
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Pomeranian18 boys born+1%
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Greater Poland24 boys born−8%
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Podlaskie7 boys born−12%
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West Pomeranian9 boys born−12%
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Warmian-Masurian7 boys born−19%
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Subcarpathian11 boys born−24%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian7 boys born−47%
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Lublin6 boys born−52%
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Łódź7 boys born−54%
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Opole2 boys born−64%
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Świętokrzyskie2 boys born−70%
Noah as a middle name
Noah is a first name for 1,218 men in Poland and a middle name for another 327, a 79/21 split. In the men's middle-name ranking it sits 388th, between Stephen (328) and Christoph (325).
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386
330Klaus
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387
328Stephen
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388327Noah
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389
325Christoph
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390
321Ewaryst