Noya
A feminine Japanese given name meaning "thick and full".
Name Census estimates that about 317 living Americans carry the first name Noya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Noya today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Noya births was 2024 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Noya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
317
~ 1 in 1,081,244 Americans
Peak year
2024
26 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,093
Tracked since 2003
Popularity
Noya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Noya from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 167 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Noya remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Noya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Noya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Noyas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Noya
The name Noya originated from the Hebrew language and culture. It is believed to have first appeared around the 6th century BCE. The name is derived from the Hebrew word "noakh," which means "restful" or "peaceful."
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Noya can be found in the Book of Nehemiah, a book of the Hebrew Bible. In this text, Noya is mentioned as the name of a village located in the vicinity of Jerusalem.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Noya. One such person was Noya ben Avraham (1492-1568), a renowned Jewish scholar and kabbalist who lived in the Ottoman Empire. He was known for his commentaries on various Jewish texts and his contributions to the study of Kabbalah.
Another notable figure with the name Noya was Noya al-Baghdadi (1002-1092), an influential Arabic mathematician and astronomer. He was born in Baghdad and made significant contributions to the fields of algebra and trigonometry. His works were widely studied and influential in the Islamic world during the medieval period.
In the 17th century, there was a famous Sufi mystic named Noya al-Din Nematollah Vali (1641-1718). He was born in Iran and is revered for his teachings on spirituality and his poetic works, which are still studied by Sufi practitioners today.
During the 19th century, Noya Diovisalvi (1829-1909) was an Italian painter and sculptor. She was known for her realistic portraiture and her works can be found in various museums across Italy.
Finally, in the 20th century, Noya Rao (1925-2010) was an Indian classical dancer and choreographer. She was instrumental in popularizing and preserving the Odissi dance form, which originated in the eastern state of Odisha, India. Rao received numerous awards and honors for her contributions to the field of dance.
People
Noya + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Noya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Noya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 317 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Noya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,081,244 US residents.
Is Noya a common name?
We classify Noya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 320 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Noya most popular?
The single biggest year for Noya was 2024, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Noya is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Noya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Noya in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.