Given name

Nowah

“an active woman; movement”

Nowah is a variant of Noa. One Hebrew interpretation is “an active woman; movement.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nowah is a variant of Noa. One Hebrew interpretation is “an active woman; movement.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Nowah is a variant of Noa. An origin associated with Noa is Hebrew.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Nowah through the years

Babies since 1880
15
15 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2014
5 babies
2025
5
#13,353 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
01232025Highest share 20252.9
Nowah in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2014–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,353 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Nowah’s family of names

Nowah has a related form in Noa.

Walk Nowah’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Nowah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

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16Very rareSteady

85% boys · 15% girls

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>99% boys

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Nikshay

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Izah

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Niyon

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

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Coehn

12Very rare

>99% boys

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Rykker

11Very rareCooling

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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