Noah Hathaway
There are approximately 31 people named Noah Hathaway living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 11,056,592 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Noah with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Hathaway. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
31
1 in 11,056,592
Named Noah
499K
Alive today
Named Hathaway
21K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 499K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 16
Estimated bearers: 21K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,966
Per 100K: 6.24
Top ancestry: White (90.3%)
First name trend
Noah: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Noah. The peak year was 2024 with 20,876 births. The average person named Noah today is 16 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Hathaway surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Hathaway, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 90.3%.
- White90.3%
- Black or African American4.8%
- Hispanic or Latino2.2%
- Two or more races1.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Noah has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1456% of the US population, based on 498,887 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Hathaway appears at a rate of 6.24 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0062%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 31 people with the full name Noah Hathaway. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Noah Hathaway: questions and answers
How many people are named Noah Hathaway?
We estimate approximately 31 people in the United States share the full name Noah Hathaway. That works out to about 1 in 11,056,592 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1456%) with the surname frequency (6.24 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Noah Hathaway?
We classify Noah Hathaway as "Very Rare". About 1 in 11,056,592 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Noah a male or female name?
Noah is predominantly male. Out of 513,572 total SSA registrations, 99.1% were male and 0.9% were female. See the full Noah profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.