boy's name
Noham
no-AM
- Origin French
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 12,939
France
#162
2025 births
Noham is a boy's name with no established etymology, a modern French coinage built from the sound of Noah and Noam. It ranks 162nd in France and is stable, with records going back to 1975.
- Noham is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 2012, when 925 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 1,615 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1975.
Noham 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.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 60 |
| 1980s | 70 |
| 1990s | 115 |
| 2000s | 2,115 |
| 2010s | 7,795 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,700 |
What Noham means
Noham has no demonstrable meaning. It is generally presented as a variant of the Hebrew Noam, meaning pleasantness, but the added h corresponds to nothing in Hebrew and the name appears in no Hebrew source.
Where Noham comes from
Noham is a recent French formation, and the etymologies attached to it are borrowed rather than its own. The Hebrew Noam means pleasantness or delight and is a well-established Israeli name; Noah, from the Hebrew Noach, means rest or comfort and belongs to the ark. Noham looks like a blend of the two, with an h inserted that has no function in either language — a decorative consonant of the same kind that produced Ylian, Mylan and Leyna in the same period. Reference sites frequently give it as Hebrew for pleasant, which overstates the case considerably. Our records support the coinage reading: the name does not appear before 1975 and its volume is almost entirely post-2000.
Noham in use
Noham ranks 162nd in France with about 365 births in 2025 and is stable in our data with a peak in 2012. Our records carry it from 1975 with almost all volume since 2000. It is essentially absent elsewhere at 7,857th in the United States and does not appear in the British tables — the mark of a coinage that has not traveled beyond the language that made it.
How popular is Noham?
In 2025, Noham was given to 365 babies in France, ranking #162 that year. It is a rare choice.
Where Noham 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 Noham is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Nohäm | Nohäm is a rare spelling of Noham, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 15 times, mostly in France. | 15 |
| Nohâm | Nohâm is a rare spelling of Noham, written with a circumflex and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Noham
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Noham also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Noham over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Noham 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 Noham
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Noham — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Noham
What does the name Noham mean?
There is no demonstrable meaning. It is usually given as a variant of Noam, but the h corresponds to nothing in Hebrew.
Is Noham a Hebrew name?
Noam is. Noham appears in no Hebrew source and looks like a French blend of Noam and Noah.
How do you pronounce Noham?
no-AM. The h is not sounded.
How popular is Noham?
162nd in France.
Is Noham a girl's or a boy's name?
Noham is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
Is Noham a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Noham currently ranks #162 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.