| Noah | Zachary | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Rest, comfort | The Lord has remembered |
| Origin | Hebrew | Hebrew |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | NOH-uh | ZAK-uh-ree |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1880 | 1900 |
| Peak year | 2024 (20,409) | 1993 (25,538) |
| In 2025 | 20,358 | 1,646 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Noah | Zachary |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 116,024 | 13,208 |
| 2010s | 183,378 | 51,146 |
| 2000s | 143,533 | 134,756 |
| 1990s | 56,269 | 225,290 |
| 1980s | 12,385 | 101,818 |
| 1970s | 5,688 | 19,060 |
| 1960s | 1,519 | 3,476 |
| 1950s | 1,456 | 2,169 |
| 1940s | 1,523 | 404 |
| 1930s | 1,606 | 142 |
| 1920s | 2,284 | 168 |
| 1910s | 1,734 | 109 |
| 1900s | 622 | 6 |
| 1890s | 686 | 0 |
| 1880s | 895 | 0 |
Noah comes from the Hebrew Noach, usually given as “rest” or “comfort.” In the Bible he built the ark and survived the great flood; the name tops the charts for boys today.
Zachary is an English form of Zechariah, Hebrew for “Yahweh remembers.” It was borne by Zachary Taylor, the twelfth US president.
Noah is more popular than Zachary today: about 20,358 US babies were given the name Noah in 2025, compared with 1,646 named Zachary.
Noah means Rest, comfort (Hebrew origin), while Zachary means The Lord has remembered (Hebrew origin).
In US records, Noah first appears in 1880 and Zachary in 1900, so Noah has the longer recorded history.