Hebrew origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “pleasantness”
From Hebrew נועם (“pleasantness; a male name”).
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- Wiktionary: NoamCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Noam is a masculine given name documented in English. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew נועם. English Wiktionary gives the meaning “pleasantness”.
Separate records with matching spellings: No'Am (st-deb333ddf1), Noam (English), Noàm (st-f0b812437d), Noâm (st-86ffdd00c1), Noäm (st-b644550910), Nóam (Faroese), Nôam (st-991b659935)
Meaning: “pleasantness”
From Hebrew נועם (“pleasantness; a male name”).
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 155 boys (rank 1267). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Noam
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | 5 | 4,065 | observed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 5 | 4,039 | observed |
| 1965 | 5 | 3,930 | observed |
| 1966 | 8 | 2,986 | observed |
| 1967 | 5 | 3,966 | observed |
| 1968 | 5 | 4,136 | observed |
| 1969 | 9 | 3,062 | observed |
| 1970 | 9 | 3,282 | observed |
| 1971 | 10 | 3,146 | observed |
| 1972 | 6 | 4,441 | observed |
| 1973 | 8 | 3,694 | observed |
| 1974 | 15 | 2,549 | observed |
| 1975 | 17 | 2,450 | observed |
| 1976 | 16 | 2,601 | observed |
| 1977 | 13 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1978 | 14 | 2,929 | observed |
| 1979 | 15 | 2,897 | observed |
| 1980 | 15 | 2,965 | observed |
| 1981 | 13 | 3,221 | observed |
| 1982 | 14 | 3,108 | observed |
| 1983 | 24 | 2,140 | observed |
| 1984 | 18 | 2,613 | observed |
| 1985 | 18 | 2,710 | observed |
| 1986 | 17 | 2,891 | observed |
| 1987 | 16 | 3,072 | observed |
| 1988 | 17 | 3,079 | observed |
| 1989 | 20 | 2,989 | observed |
| 1990 | 26 | 2,553 | observed |
| 1991 | 23 | 2,828 | observed |
| 1992 | 22 | 2,999 | observed |
| 1993 | 17 | 3,661 | observed |
| 1994 | 19 | 3,469 | observed |
| 1995 | 29 | 2,556 | observed |
| 1996 | 27 | 2,747 | observed |
| 1997 | 27 | 2,823 | observed |
| 1998 | 37 | 2,349 | observed |
| 1999 | 31 | 2,722 | observed |
| 2000 | 28 | 3,075 | observed |
| 2001 | 45 | 2,249 | observed |
| 2002 | 42 | 2,403 | observed |
| 2003 | 49 | 2,206 | observed |
| 2004 | 55 | 2,131 | observed |
| 2005 | 66 | 1,922 | observed |
| 2006 | 68 | 1,967 | observed |
| 2007 | 84 | 1,760 | observed |
| 2008 | 90 | 1,692 | observed |
| 2009 | 96 | 1,638 | observed |
| 2010 | 76 | 1,881 | observed |
| 2011 | 80 | 1,795 | observed |
| 2012 | 105 | 1,523 | observed |
| 2013 | 109 | 1,492 | observed |
| 2014 | 101 | 1,564 | observed |
| 2015 | 119 | 1,434 | observed |
| 2016 | 105 | 1,563 | observed |
| 2017 | 92 | 1,707 | observed |
| 2018 | 106 | 1,576 | observed |
| 2019 | 103 | 1,606 | observed |
| 2020 | 102 | 1,592 | observed |
| 2021 | 104 | 1,621 | observed |
| 2022 | 93 | 1,771 | observed |
| 2023 | 109 | 1,591 | observed |
| 2024 | 125 | 1,448 | observed |
| 2025 | 155 | 1,267 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Noam” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.