Given name & surname
Noga
“a bright woman; one who is lustrous”
Noga is a variant of Nogah. One Hebrew interpretation is “a bright woman; one who is lustrous.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Noga is a variant of Nogah. One Hebrew interpretation is “a bright woman; one who is lustrous.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From Polish Noga, from Polish noga, from Old Polish noga, from Proto-Slavic *nogà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *nagā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Noga through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 252
- 0 boys · 252 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,862 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,862 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 14.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 366 as a first name in 2020; 1,666 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.
Noga’s family of names
Noga has a related form in Nogah. In English usage, Noga as a surname has a related form in NOHA. In Greek usage, Noga as a surname is a transliteration of Νόγα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Noga
- Noga AlonIsraeli mathematicianborn 1956
- Noga ErezMusician and producerborn 1989
- Noga Levy-RapoportBritish climate activistborn 2001
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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