NameTides

Noar

Noar was the #6,803 boys' name in the US in 2025 (12 babies), and #1,406 in England & Wales.

Noar as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Noar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesUS
Noar as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#6,803 (12)#1,406 (19)#829 (3)—
2024#5,241 (18)#1,322 (20)——
2023#8,255 (9)#2,161 (10)——
2022#5,445 (17)#3,450 (5)——
2021#12,146 (5)#2,730 (7)——
2020#8,067 (9)#1,935 (11)—#2,746 (5)
2019#6,104 (14)#1,745 (13)——
2018#7,617 (10)#3,959 (4)——
2017#5,297 (17)#1,923 (12)——
2016#7,605 (10)#1,903 (12)——
2015—#3,908 (4)——
2014—#4,632 (3)——
2012—#3,987 (4)——
2011—#3,300 (5)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2022 at #5,445.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 2016.

How common is it?

about 1 in 140,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 140,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 14,000rare
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Noar is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 94,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 35,000 to 1 in 250,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Noar by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,576NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Noar (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NoarCanadaBoys—too few
NoarEngland & WalesBoys#1,40619
NoarIrelandBoys#8293
NoarNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NoarUSBoys#6,80312