boy's name
Noé
no-AY
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 3
- Popularity Top 100 (France)
- Births on record 79,523
the United States
#755
as Noe, 2025
Noé is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "rest" or "comfort," the French and Spanish form of Noah. In France the accented Noé ranks sixteenth, while the unaccented Noe is the spelling recorded in American data.
- Noé is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2010, when 2,605 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 289 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Noé over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 275 |
| 1910s | 220 |
| 1920s | 220 |
| 1930s | 210 |
| 1940s | 120 |
| 1950s | 90 |
| 1960s | 85 |
| 1970s | 110 |
| 1980s | 390 |
| 1990s | 1,930 |
| 2000s | 14,865 |
| 2010s | 23,270 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 12,990 |
What Noé means
Noé means rest, repose or comfort, from the Hebrew root noach. It is the same name as Noah, and the biblical text plays on the sense of relief when Noah is named, framing him as the one who will bring rest from labor.
Where Noé comes from
Noe is the Latin and Greek rendering of the Hebrew Noach, and it is the form the name takes in French, Spanish and Portuguese. The Hebrew root noach means to rest or to settle, and Genesis links it explicitly to the hope of comfort from toil. Because the Latin Vulgate used Noe rather than Noah, the shorter form is the traditional one across Catholic Europe, and the h-final Noah is the Protestant and English inheritance from the Hebrew directly. French writes it with an acute accent, Noé, marking the final e as sounded, which is what separates it in speech from a single syllable.
Noé in use
In France it is the accented Noé that carries the name, at sixteenth with about 2,085 births in 2025, while the plain Noe sits far below it there. The reverse holds in America, where Noe is recorded at 755 and the accent is dropped. Our data also records Noé for both sexes in France, though the masculine use is overwhelmingly dominant.
How popular is Noé?
In 2025, Noé was given to 2,040 babies in France, ranking #16 that year. It is one of the most popular names in France.
Where Noé is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Noé is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Noe | Noe is a spelling of Noé, used in the United States, where it ranks #755. | 47,045 |
| Noë | Noë is Noé written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #1,018. | 600 |
| Noè | Noè is a rare spelling of Noé, written with a grave accent and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
| Nóe | Nóe is Noé written with a fada, used in Ireland, where it ranks #858. | 3 |
Names that peaked alongside Noé
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Noé also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Noé over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Noé in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Noé
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Noé — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Noé
What does the name Noe mean?
Noe means "rest" or "comfort," from the Hebrew root noach. It is the same name as Noah.
Is Noe the same as Noah?
Yes. Noe is the Latin and Vulgate form used in French, Spanish and Portuguese; Noah comes from the Hebrew directly.
How do you pronounce Noé?
no-AY, two syllables. The acute accent marks the final e as sounded.
Which spelling is more common?
It depends on the country. Noé ranks sixteenth in France; the unaccented Noe is what American records carry.
Is Noé a girl's or a boy's name?
Noé is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Noé most popular?
Noé peaked in 2010, when 2,605 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Noé a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Noé currently ranks #16 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.