Noam
Noam was the 1273rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 155 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 164 places. More babies were named Noam in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,273 boys, up 324 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 155boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025155 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,146babies recorded
Noam popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 244 since 1989, 8 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,273 | 155 |
| 2020 | #1,597 | 102 |
| 2010 | #1,894 | 76 |
| 2000 | #3,130 | 28 |
| 1990 | #2,599 | 26 |
| 1980 | #3,060 | 15 |
| 1970 | #3,450 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Noam, counting every spelling?
Noam has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,209 for boys in 2025, against #1,273 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Noam?
155 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Noam (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Noam born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 54 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Noam.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Noam?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Noam are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 23. That makes Noam mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Noam by state
How common Noam was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (4.0×), New Jersey (2.9×), Florida (2.2×), California (1.6×). In 40 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Noam: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Noam, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Noam
How popular is the name Noam?
Noam was the 1273rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 155 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 164 places. More babies were named Noam in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Noam a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Noam in the US.
Where is Noam most popular?
In 2021–2025, Noam was most common in New York (0.27 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Maryland.