boy's name
Noam
no-AM
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 25,174
France
#95
2025 births
Noam is a unisex name of Hebrew origin meaning "pleasantness" or "delight." It ranks ninety-fifth in France and 1,274th in the United States, and in Israel it is used for both sexes.
- Noam is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in France in 2011, when 1,145 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 921 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1975.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Noam over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 265 |
| 1980s | 230 |
| 1990s | 355 |
| 2000s | 5,465 |
| 2010s | 10,050 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,445 |
What Noam means
Noam means pleasantness, delight or grace. The Hebrew no'am describes what is agreeable or lovely, and appears in the Psalms in the phrase usually rendered as the beauty of the Lord.
Where Noam comes from
Noam comes from the Hebrew no'am, pleasantness, from a root meaning to be sweet or agreeable. The same root gives Naomi, meaning my pleasantness, and Naaman. It appears in Psalm 27 in a phrase translated as the beauty or the delight of the Lord. As a given name it is modern Israeli rather than biblical, part of the twentieth-century revival of Hebrew vocabulary names, and it is given to both boys and girls in Israel. Its best-known bearer internationally is Noam Chomsky. It is unrelated to the Irish and English Noah, which comes from a different Hebrew root meaning rest.
Noam in use
Noam ranks ninety-fifth in France with about 675 births in 2025 and 1,274th in the United States, with its peak in our records the most recent year we hold. Our data carries it from 1961. Its unisex use in Israel is not fully reflected in our markets, where French and American records lean masculine — a reminder that gender in naming is a property of place as much as of the name.
How popular is Noam?
In 2025, Noam was given to 640 babies in France, ranking #95 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Noam is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Noam is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Noâm | Noâm is Noam written with a circumflex, used in France, where it ranks #1,513. | 360 |
| Noäm | Noäm is Noam written with a diaeresis, used in France, where it ranks #1,835. | 115 |
| Nôam | Nôam is a rare spelling of Noam, written with a circumflex and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
| Noàm | Noàm is a rare spelling of Noam, written with a grave accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Noam
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Noam also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Noam over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Noam in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Noam
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Noam — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Noam
What does the name Noam mean?
Noam means "pleasantness" or "delight," from the Hebrew no'am.
Is Noam related to Noah?
No. They come from different Hebrew roots; Noah means rest.
Is Noam a boy's or a girl's name?
Both in Israel. Our French and American records lean masculine.
Is Noam a biblical name?
The word is biblical, but its use as a given name is modern Israeli.
How popular is the name Noam?
In 2025, Noam was given to 640 babies in France, ranking #95 that year. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
How many syllables are in Noam?
Noam has 1 syllable.
When was Noam most popular?
Noam peaked in 2011, when 1,145 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Noam a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Noam currently ranks #95 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.