Noah Nguyen
There are approximately 887 people named Noah Nguyen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 386,420 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Noah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Nguyen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
887
1 in 386,420
Named Noah
499K
Alive today
Named Nguyen
609K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 499K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 16
Top Census group: White (62.3%)
Estimated bearers: 609K
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #29
Per 100K: 177.79
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (95.4%)
First name trend
Noah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Noah. The peak year was 2024 with 20,876 births. The average person named Noah today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Noah
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Noah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 62.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Noah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Noah at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White62.3% · 231,949
- Hispanic or Latino19.5% · 72,779
- Black or African American7.7% · 28,787
- Two or more races6.7% · 24,895
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.1% · 11,577
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 2,431
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Nguyen surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Nguyen, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 95.4%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Nguyen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Nguyen at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander95.4% · 507,213
- Two or more races2.1% · 11,355
- White1.3% · 7,141
- Hispanic or Latino0.8% · 4,431
- Black or African American0.2% · 1,150
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.0% · 114
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Noah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1456% of the US population, based on 498,887 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Noah right now.
The surname Nguyen appears at a rate of 177.79 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1778%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 887 people with the full name Noah Nguyen. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Noah Nguyen: questions and answers
How many people are named Noah Nguyen?
We estimate approximately 887 people in the United States share the full name Noah Nguyen. That works out to about 1 in 386,420 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1456%) with the surname frequency (177.79 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Noah Nguyen?
We classify Noah Nguyen as "Very Rare". About 1 in 386,420 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Noah a male or female name?
Noah is predominantly male. Out of 513,572 total SSA registrations, 99.1% were male and 0.9% were female. See the full Noah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Noah Nguyen?
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