Noha
A Nowheh, Nohay or Noha, is an elegy about the martyrdom of Husayn and his family and companions in the Battle of Karbala. Marsiya and Noha have the historical and social milieu of pre-Islamic Arabic and Persian culture. The sub-parts of Marsiya are called Noha and Soaz, which means lamentation. It is usually a poem of mourning.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Noha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
A Nowheh, Nohay or Noha, is an elegy about the martyrdom of Husayn and his family and companions in the Battle of Karbala. Marsiya and Noha have the historical and social milieu of pre-Islamic Arabic and Persian culture. The sub-parts of Marsiya are called Noha and Soaz, which means lamentation. It is usually a poem of mourning.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Noha
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Noha as a girl name dates back to 1976, when 5 babies received it. 2001 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Noha — #6,954 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 23% of all recorded Nohas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 381 Nohas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Noha first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2000, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 17 births, good for #5,534 nationwide. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 55% of all recorded Nohas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,534 among boy names with 17 births, rising sharply (+80% over the past five years). In total, more than 168 Nohas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Noha
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About the name Noha
Noha is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1976 and has accumulated 381 births in the dataset. Noha's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #6,954. Use the chart and map above to compare Noha's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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