Boy’s name · Hebrew, Arabic

Nouh

How to say it: NOO · /ˈnu/

Arabic form of Noah (Hebrew: rest, comfort) - Quranic prophet name, traditional and concise.

Nouh was the 3,272nd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 26 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 3.1-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,715 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#3,272for boys in 2025
1 in 127,513US babies
26born in 2025
#1,715projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Nouh
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#3,272
Babies born in 202526
Share of births1 in 127,513
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×3.1
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,715
In France, 2025#511 among boys’ names, 75 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Nouh is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 9 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Nou
  • Nounou

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Nouh is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hebrew.

In France: #511 for boys in 2025.

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