The baby name Noah

Congratulations- lovely name!

Congratulations OP, from me and my Noah! I truly hope your Noah doesn't have as big a feet as mine.

Aw congratulations, it's a lovely name!

Oh I love Noah, if we'd had a 3rd son that would have been his name. I'm surprised it's so popular, I have 2 sons and genuinely have never come across it in any of their classes or clubs over the years. Harry, Ollie, Jack, Finley is what we come across frequently, they're teens/later primary though, but even babies and siblings etc don't know a single Noah.

There are sooo many Noahs around... yawn

Hope you have an unusual surname!

It's very popular at the moment. It just depends whether you mind that or not. He may well have several in his class. But what is popuar just means lots of people like the name. A bit like Jack a few years ago.

Moses is an alternative which I prefer but it's all just preference. If you love the name you should go for it.

Call him Noah! It’s lovely and I only know one.

Don't worry about it, I'm just pleased to hear it's finally happening for you (and still think you should use Noah!).

Noah is very popular round here,along with Luca.
Probably not to your taste but names I like include
Malachi
Simeon
Joseph
Simon
Guy
Matthew
Jude
Benedict
Laurence
Patrick

I like Caleb best from you list.
Noah is very handsome and I also like River.

I know a nutter adult called Kai.

Caleb Charles
Noah Christopher

Neil
Asher
Digby
Joseph
Christopher

I know more Jude’s than Noah’s.

My son is not called Noah, but there are only 2 Noah’s in his whole school of boot 375 children if that helps.

1Yes but Noah has been popular for a long time now so there will be lots of them about, and when he is older he will always be one of many. There will be far more Jacks and Harrys as the names have been popular for decades.

There were few Marks and Susans at school with me, yet everywhere I have worked has had several. Apart from where I currently work - only one Mark and no Sues.

I moved from one region to another, and the names I heard when out and about (shops, parks, acquaintances etc) were quite different.

Some names were very popular but only for a short time. That seems the worst of both worlds. I know a few Shannons and they're all close in age. Babies called Shannon in England & Wales since 1996
I keep reading that 'names are popular for a reason' but why did it go from 4649 registered in 1996 to 46 in 2016?

I know of a little boy called Koa which is similar.

but from reading all your posts, I think you should stick with Noah

I love a good solid biblical name. Gideon was on my list but DH vetoed. Also Thaddeus but i think that was hormones.

The only duplicate in DS class is Nancy. No one would have guessed that. There's also a girl and boy Cass in littlest class (different longer forms) and a Zachariah, which would have made two of I'd got my way.

Also loved Lucien and a friend's who's son is a year above mine chose it.

It's impossible to predict what will come out in that one school in that one year so go for it.

I would go for Noah if you love it, as mentioned up thread popular names aren’t as popular as they once were. A name with 4,500 uses wouldn’t even have made the top ten 20/30/40 years ago. So it really isn’t the same as having a top ten name when we were growing up.
There are no Noah’s in my dcs class, none in year above or below either. And just one that we know at nursery.

Kai - please no
Caleb - ok
River - love it
Zeke - no
Zachary - love it
Jude - like Jude. But if you don't then it's off the list!

How about:

Elijah
Sylvan
Keanu
Rufus
Lazarus
Felix
Levi
Caspian
Jasper
Fintan

I like Noah, I didn’t know it was that popular but then my youngest is 16! It was all Lewis and Jack when they were young.

i wouldn’t let yourself be put off at worst there would only be likely to be a couple of people in his class with the same name.

I am truly sorry for any offence, which was truly truly unintentional. I was trying to use the fact you were oblivious to Noah's popularity as a positive towards the fact it doesn't matter (as I truly don't believe it does and was trying to encourage you to use it). I could only respond to the facts as I wrongly assumed you had presented them, as if you were currently looking for a name for an imminent arrival. I'm so sorry that I badly misunderstood.

I was honestly trying to be positive about the fact you didn't know it was popular. Clearly that has backfired spectacularly and made me unintentionally come across as an insensitive bitch. I truly apologise for any offence cause. That was never my intention.

For what it's worth, Noah is a beautiful name, regardless of popularity, and will be perfect for your future child who I sincerely hope you are blessed with soon. Context is everything and, now I now, I realise how insensitive my comments appeared as I made assumptions which I shouldn't have done. Please know the intentions behind my comments were good in trying to encourage you to use the name, if unfortunately clumsy in the now known circumstances.

Please accept my apologies.

Popualr names aren’t as popular as they used to be. Noah was the most popular boys name in 2022, given to 4,586 boys, and 0.76% of babies born. In 1996 Jack was the most popular name, given to 10,779 boys, and 1.66% of babies born. We are picking from a much bigger pool of names these days. so the most popular names aren't as popular as they were 20 years ago. Noah would have been the 16th most popular boys name in 1996. National figures don’t tell the whole story though because name popularity is highly localised. Just because it’s popular nationally it doesn’t mean that you’ll come across any your local area, but equally just because it’s not as popular as Jack was in its day, doesn’t mean there won’t be loads around you. He will almost certainly meet other Noahs at schools and clubs, and go onto have Noahs in his workplace and extended friendship group as an adult.

Very popular at the moment.

What about Keith, Simon, Graham?

I don't like Noah as a name and have never seen its appeal. However it's very, very popular atm.