Noam

Boy name

Noam has been given to 3,146 babies in the U.S. since 1961. It peaked in 2025.

Meaning & origin /ˈnoʊəm/

From Hebrew נועם (“pleasantness; a male name”).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,146

Peak year

2025 (163 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1961

10-year trend

▲ +29%

Gender split

8% girls / 92% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Noam.

3,149 babies since 1893

3,164 babies since 1978

3,123 babies since 1990

3,118 babies since 1958

3,116 babies since 1962

3,116 babies since 2000

3,105 babies since 1993

3,191 babies since 1920

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