How Many People Are Named Noam?
An estimated 2,932 people in the United States have the first name Noam. It is predominantly male (92.1%). The average bearer is 18 years old, and Noam peaked in popularity in 2015 with 126 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Noam as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Noam paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,932
About 1 in 116,901 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
92.1% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2015
126 births
Total Registered
2,983
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Noam
Noam is predominantly male (92.1%), though 236 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Noam as a male name
Ranked #1,447 in 2024
125 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (125 births)
Noam as a female name
Ranked #11,891 in 2021
8 female births in 2021
Peak: 2007 (14 births)
Noam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Noam span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,056 babies were registered. While Noam is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Noam by Decade
How has Noam tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Noam by State
Birth registrations for Noam span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts. On average, about 158 Noams were registered per state.
Noam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Noam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Noam
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Noam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Noam?
We estimate approximately 2,932 people named Noam are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 116,901 Americans share this first name.
Is Noam a common name?
Noam is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,983 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Noam most popular?
Noam reached peak popularity in 2015, when 126 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Noam is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Noam a male name?
Noam is predominantly male. 92.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Noam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Noam Smith, Noam Johnson, Noam Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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