Is Noam a boy or girl name?
Noam is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 125 boys were named Noam, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 7.9% of the 2,983 US babies named Noam were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,447
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Noam since 1961
- 2,983
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 126 babies
Boys and girls named Noam, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 172 | 5 | 2.8% |
| 1990s | 258 | 62 | 19.4% |
| 2000s | 623 | 94 | 13.1% |
| 2010s | 996 | 60 | 5.7% |
| 2020s | 533 | 15 | 2.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 125 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 109 | #1,602 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 93 | #1,778 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 104 | #1,630 | 8 | #11,891 |
| 2020 | 102 | #1,596 | 7 | #13,091 |
| 2019 | 103 | #1,609 | 6 | #15,094 |
| 2018 | 106 | #1,582 | 5 | #17,474 |
| 2017 | 92 | #1,712 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 105 | #1,572 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 119 | #1,437 | 7 | #14,097 |
| 2014 | 101 | #1,573 | 9 | #11,684 |
| 2013 | 109 | #1,497 | 10 | #10,804 |
| 2012 | 105 | #1,532 | 9 | #11,979 |
| 2011 | 80 | #1,804 | 8 | #13,057 |
| 2010 | 76 | #1,894 | 6 | #16,421 |
| 2009 | 96 | #1,651 | 10 | #11,267 |
| 2008 | 90 | #1,703 | 8 | #13,475 |
| 2007 | 84 | #1,768 | 14 | #8,881 |
| 2006 | 68 | #1,987 | 9 | #12,157 |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,939 | 11 | #9,954 |
| 2004 | 55 | #2,152 | 8 | #12,434 |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,224 | 11 | #9,530 |
| 2002 | 42 | #2,418 | 10 | #10,042 |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,267 | 8 | #11,777 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,130 | 5 | #16,862 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,774 | 7 | #12,306 |
| 1998 | 37 | #2,378 | 9 | #9,884 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,878 | 7 | #11,738 |
| 1996 | 27 | #2,810 | 5 | #15,178 |
| 1995 | 29 | #2,601 | 6 | #12,900 |
| 1994 | 19 | #3,557 | 6 | #12,945 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,774 | 10 | #8,517 |
| 1992 | 22 | #3,082 | 5 | #14,850 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,888 | 7 | #11,121 |
| 1990 | 26 | #2,598 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 20 | #3,059 | 5 | #13,860 |
| 1988 | 17 | #3,170 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,971 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,796 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 18 | #2,675 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,238 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,359 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,059 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,983 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 14 | #3,029 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,150 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,672 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,511 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 15 | #2,638 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,961 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,806 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 10 | #3,292 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,450 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,248 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,567 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,379 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,167 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,279 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,452 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,477 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Noam reached #1,437 in 2015. As a girl name, it reached #8,517 in 1993. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Noam
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.