How Many People Are Named Noe?
An estimated 21,976 people in the United States have the first name Noe. It is predominantly male (98.2%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Noe peaked in popularity in 2007 with 646 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Noe as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Noe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Noe is overwhelmingly male, 421 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
21,976
About 1 in 15,597 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
98.2% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2007
646 births
Total Registered
23,571
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Noe
Noe is predominantly male (98.2%), though 421 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Noe as a male name
Ranked #768 in 2024
328 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (635 births)
Noe as a female name
Ranked #7,475 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (28 births)
Noe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Noe span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5,654 babies were registered. While Noe is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Noe by Decade
How has Noe tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Noe by State
Birth registrations for Noe span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Louisiana. On average, about 611 Noes were registered per state.
Noe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Noe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Noe
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Noe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Noe?
We estimate approximately 21,976 people named Noe are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 15,597 Americans share this first name.
Is Noe a common name?
Noe is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 23,571 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Noe most popular?
Noe reached peak popularity in 2007, when 646 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Noe is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Noe a male name?
Noe is predominantly male. 98.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Noe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Noe Smith, Noe Johnson, Noe Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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