Noa
Noa is a unisex given name: about 16% of people named Noa are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 16% male / 84% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Israel, Switzerland
- US births since 1880
- 1,382 male / 4,420 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Noa
To address Noa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Noa," in English, "Guten Tag Noa," in German. About 16% of people named Noa are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Noa,
German
Guten Tag Noa,
French
Bonjour Noa,
Spanish
Estimado/a Noa:
Chinese
Noa您好：
Japanese
Noa様
English
Hi Noa,
German
Hi Noa,
French
Salut Noa,
Spanish
Hola Noa,
Chinese
Noa你好：
Japanese
Noaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 24% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,382 male · 4,420 female · 5,802 births recorded
Since 1980: 24% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Noa a male or female name?
Noa is a unisex given name: about 16% of people named Noa are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Noa in an email?
To address Noa when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Noa," in English, "Guten Tag Noa," in German. About 16% of people named Noa are men and 84% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Noa a unisex name?
Noa is not a unisex name: 16% of people named Noa are men. Noa leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Noa a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/noa (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_noa,
title = {Is Noa a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/noa},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}