Noah

There's a life lesson in finding the yin and yang harmony between striving forward and taking time to stand still and simply be. As a parent, you'll feel this struggle daily. You may also want to impart this message early on in your child's life.

Noah, a gender-neutral title, is of Hebrew origin and, interestingly, it means both "rest" and "motion." As a feminine name, it means "motion" and stems from the Bible, in which No'ah was the daughter of Zelophedad. In its more commonly used masculine form, Noah derives from Noach, a Hebrew name meaning "rest” or “repose." In the Bible, Noah was an important figure who built the ark that saved his family and every species of animal.

While steadily popular, the name saw a significant surge in use in the early 21st century. It has ranked among the top five most popular boy names in the United States for more than a decade now—and we don't anticipate this changing anytime soon.