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Noam

boy name
Origin
Hebrew
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s/2020s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

pleasantness, delight

Say it: NOH-um

Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Noam peaked in the 2000s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.

See popularity in Brazil

Popularity in Brazil

237 people · the #22,529 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 4

2000s2010s

Among people named Noam living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 113 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Noam

Most people given the name Noam in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Noam deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Noam truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Noam fits with your family’s names and surname.

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