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 parents choose Noah
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 Holy Cross and Opole, 70% and 64% below average respectively.
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Lower Silesian
+74%1 in 4,762 babies
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Lubusz
+67%1 in 4,966 babies
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Masovian
+26%1 in 6,560 babies
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Holy Cross
−70%1 in 27,717 babies
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Opole
−64%1 in 23,048 babies
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Łódź
−54%1 in 18,103 babies
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Lower Silesian+74% 33 born1 in 4,762 babies+74%
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Lubusz+67% 10 born1 in 4,966 babies+67%
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Masovian+26% 54 born1 in 6,560 babies+26%
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Silesian+24% 34 born1 in 6,694 babies+24%
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Lesser Poland+9% 30 born1 in 7,564 babies+9%
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Pomeranian+1% 18 born1 in 8,185 babies+1%
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Greater Poland−8% 24 born1 in 8,968 babies−8%
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Podlaskie−12% 7 born1 in 9,398 babies−12%
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West Pomeranian−12% 9 born1 in 9,381 babies−12%
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Warmian-Masurian−19% 7 born1 in 10,256 babies−19%
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Subcarpathian−24% 11 born1 in 10,960 babies−24%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian−47% 7 born1 in 15,626 babies−47%
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Lublin−52% 6 born1 in 17,113 babies−52%
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Łódź−54% 7 born1 in 18,103 babies−54%
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Opole−64% 2 born1 in 23,048 babies−64%
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Holy Cross−70% 2 born1 in 27,717 babies−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 Klaus330
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#387 Stephen328
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#388 Noah327
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#389 Christoph325
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#390 Ewaryst321