Noam: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “pleasantness”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- NOH-ahm · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (92% of all uses)
From Hebrew No'am, meaning pleasantness or delight. It is a traditional Hebrew given name used for both males and females in Israeli usage.
How popular is Noam?
Babies named Noam in 2024125
2024 rank#1,447 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18802,983
Noam has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Noam
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Noam questions
What does the name Noam mean?
Noam means "pleasantness". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew No'am, meaning pleasantness or delight. It is a traditional Hebrew given name used for both males and females in Israeli usage.
Is Noam a boy or girl name?
Noam is mainly a boy's name in US records (92% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Noam?
125 US babies were named Noam in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Noam?
Noam is usually pronounced NOH-ahm.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.