נֹעָה
Noa means “movement, motion”
Noa is a girl's name of Biblical origin.
One of the five daughters of Zelophehad, who won an inheritance case in the Book of Numbers. Tenth on the Population Authority's 2024-25 list of girls' names.
- In Hebrew
- נֹעָה
- On an ID card
- נועה
- In English letters
- Noa
- Other English spellings
- Noah
- Other Hebrew spellings
- נעה
- Meaning
- Movement, motion
- Origin
- Biblical
- Given to
- Girls
- Themes
- From the Bible
- Gematria value
- 131
52,979 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Noa.
- 52,967 of them are women and girls, and 12 are men and boys.
- 2,115 of them were born in 2009, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 5,288, against 8,638 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is shrinking.
- The total includes the other Hebrew spellings the register counts separately: נעה. The chart shows the spelling נועה alone.
Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.
This is how Noa is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling נועה today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.
| Population group | Carriers | Born in 2024 | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish girls | 52,967 | 948 | 8 of 678 |
| Jewish boys | 12 | 0 | – |
| Muslim girls | 27 | 0 | – |
In 2024, Noa ranked 8 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.
These six names are close to Noa in theme or origin.
These are the questions people ask about the name Noa.
What does the name Noa mean?
Noa means “movement, motion”. Noa is a girl's name of Biblical origin. One of the five daughters of Zelophehad, who won an inheritance case in the Book of Numbers. Tenth on the Population Authority's 2024-25 list of girls' names.
Is Noa a boy's name or a girl's name?
Noa is mainly a girl's name. Of the 52,979 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 52,967 are women and girls and 12 are men and boys.
How do you write Noa in Hebrew?
Noa is written נועה in Hebrew. With vowel points it is written נֹעָה. The register also counts these other Hebrew spellings: נעה.
How many people in Israel are named Noa?
52,979 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Noa today. The most were born in 2009. In 2024, Noa ranked 8 of 678 among the names given to Jewish girls.
Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.