Auguste vs Noah

Auguste and Noahcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Auguste was ranked #3688 and Noah #2 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Auguste was ranked #5669 and Noah #2058 among girls in England and Wales.

Auguste and Noah over time

Auguste and Noah appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Noah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Auguste in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Auguste #2730 in 2021, Noah #1 in 2021.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2002–2024
Auguste held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Noah in 12.
Highest recorded here: Auguste #2730 in 2021, Noah #1 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Auguste #3688, Noah #2.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Noah

Pairs where Noah shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Noah vs Hayden
Over 64 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Noah rose about as far as Hayden fell — from #225 and #124 in 1996 to #2 and #279 in 2024.
Noah · Hayden · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Mirrored each other
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Noah vs Patrick
Over 64 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Noah rose about as far as Patrick fell — from #225 and #66 in 1996 to #2 and #120 in 2024.
Noah · Patrick · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Mirrored each other
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Noah vs Max
Noah and Max both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Norway · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Noah · Max · 33 shared years, 1990–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Noah vs Alfie
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Noah #1 in 2018, Alfie #10 in 2016.
Noah · Alfie · 23 shared years, 2000–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2018 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Auguste, Noah
Field	Auguste	Noah
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	Used for both boys and girls	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Commonly interpreted as 'rest' or 'comfort'.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Hebrew
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈnoʊə/
Syllables	3	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Noa, Noé
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #3688 (2024)	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #1 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	high

What the data shows

Noah has a recorded origin (Hebrew); Auguste does not have one recorded yet.
Auguste has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Noah.
A meaning is recorded for Noah; Auguste doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
The available evidence gives Auguste a "medium" Data Confidence level and Noah a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Auguste

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2011
Highest recorded position: #311 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2006–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Noah

Popularity journey

First recorded1990
First recorded at #640 among boys in Norway in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys