Given name & surname
Noe
“one who is peaceful; resting; quiet”
Noe is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is peaceful; resting; quiet.”
Original SpanishNoé
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “one who is peaceful; resting; quiet.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Noe is a diminutive of Noelia. In Polish usage, Noe developed from Νῶε.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Noe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 23,930
- 23,494 boys · 436 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 646 babies
- 2025
- 355
- #755 for boys · #7,794 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 341 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 755 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 635 in 2007. It also appeared in 14 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (83). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 33,233 as a first name in 2020; 10,611 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Noe’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Noe is a diminutive of Noelia. In Polish usage, Noe developed from the Ancient Greek form Νῶε. In English usage, Noe has a related form in Noah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Noe has relatives in 8 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Noe
- Noe ZhordaniaGeorgian Social Democratic politician, chairman of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918–1921)1868–1953
- Itō NoeJapanese anarchist, social critic, author and feminist1895–1923
- Noe RamishviliGeorgian Social Democratic politician, first chairman of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Georgia (1918)1881–1930
- Noah AdamiaSoviet sniper (1917-1942)
- Noe SeifertSwiss artistic gymnastborn 1998
- Noe KhomerikiGeorgian politician1883–1924
- Noe NäffSwiss cross-country skierborn 2003
- Noe ZárateMexican association football playerborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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