Noam
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Noam
A popular name for both sexes in Israel, in the Top 10 for boys and Top 100 for girls.
Noam for girls#11647 US
In the US, Noam is most closely association with (male) intellectual figure Noam Chomsky and so is used (at this point) exclusively for boys. About 100 baby boys were given the name last year in the US, vs. no baby girls.
If you love Noah but find it too popular for your taste, Noam might make a worthy subsitute.
Noam for boys#1273 US
Noam is an underused modern Hebrew name with any number of attractive attributes attached to its meaning; it doesn't have the biblical weight of Noah, but could make a more distinctive alternative to that popular choice. Noam is a Top 10 boys' name in Israel.
Noam is also a place-name in south Israel, where it is sometime used for girls. Its most prominent bearer is the distinguished linguist and social activist Noam Chomsky (born Avram Noam).
Noaz is an even more unusual Hebrew choice.
Pronounced no-AHM.
As of October 2026, Noam ranked #11647 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8517 in 1993.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,573 | 101 | 52.6 |
| 2015 | #1,437 | 119 | 62.1 |
| 2016 | #1,572 | 105 | 55.3 |
| 2017 | #1,712 | 92 | 49.7 |
| 2018 | #1,582 | 106 | 58.4 |
| 2019 | #1,609 | 103 | 57.4 |
| 2020 | #1,596 | 102 | 59.1 |
| 2021 | #1,630 | 104 | 59.4 |
| 2022 | #1,778 | 93 | 53.3 |
| 2023 | #1,602 | 109 | 63.7 |
| 2024 | #1,447 | 125 | 72.6 |
| 2025 | #1,273 | 155 | 90.7 |
World rankings
Noam for girls
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