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Baby name
Noam
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8% girls / 92% boys
Origin of the name
Noam comes from the Hebrew no'am, “pleasantness, delight.”
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Rising name
2,902births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 1267rank at its peak, in 2025
Where babies named Noam are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Noam is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Noam is most common in New York (6.5 times) and California (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Rare name
244births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 8516rank at its peak, in 2007
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0% | 100% |
| 1970s | 0% | 100% |
| 1980s | 3% | 97% |
| 1990s | 19% | 81% |
| 2000s | 13% | 87% |
| 2010s | 6% | 94% |
| 2020s | 3% | 97% |