נֹעַם
Noam means “pleasantness, grace”
Noam is a name for girls and boys, of Hebrew origin.
A mainstay of Israeli naming for two decades.
- In Hebrew
- נֹעַם
- On an ID card
- נועם
- In English letters
- Noam
- Meaning
- Pleasantness, grace
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Given to
- Girls and boys
- Themes
- Virtues and feelings
- Gematria value
- 166
55,369 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Noam.
- 12,863 of them are women and girls, and 42,506 are men and boys.
- 2,802 of them were born in 2008, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 6,946, against 10,334 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is shrinking.
Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.
This is how Noam is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling נועם today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.
| Population group | Carriers | Born in 2024 | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish girls | 12,863 | 199 | 90 of 678 |
| Jewish boys | 42,506 | 990 | 14 of 541 |
| Muslim girls | 68 | fewer than 5 | – |
| Muslim boys | 6 | 0 | – |
| Druze girls | 14 | 0 | – |
| Druze boys | 5 | 0 | – |
In 2024, Noam ranked 14 of 541 among the names given to Jewish boys.
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.
These six names are close to Noam in theme or origin.
These are the questions people ask about the name Noam.
What does the name Noam mean?
Noam means “pleasantness, grace”. Noam is a name for girls and boys, of Hebrew origin. A mainstay of Israeli naming for two decades.
Is Noam a boy's name or a girl's name?
Noam is used for both girls and boys. Of the 55,369 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 12,863 are women and girls and 42,506 are men and boys.
How do you write Noam in Hebrew?
Noam is written נועם in Hebrew. With vowel points it is written נֹעַם.
How many people in Israel are named Noam?
55,369 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Noam today. The most were born in 2008. In 2024, Noam ranked 14 of 541 among the names given to Jewish boys.
Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.