Noam vs Noah

Side-by-side comparison of Noam and Noah - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Noam

Boy name · Rank #1452

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Name B

Noah

Boy name · Rank #2

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Metric Noam Noah
Current Rank #1452 #2
Total Births (all years) 2,902 529,602
Peak Year 2025 2024
Peak Year Births 155 20,409
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1961 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Noam Noah
1880s - 895
1890s - 686
1900s - 622
1910s - 1,734
1920s - 2,284
1930s - 1,606
1940s - 1,523
1950s - 1,456
1960s 42 1,519
1970s 123 5,688
1980s 172 12,385
1990s 258 56,269
2000s 623 143,533
2010s 996 183,378
2020s 688 116,024

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Noam Noah
2014 101 19,344
2015 119 19,680
2016 105 19,188
2017 92 18,507
2018 106 18,441
2019 103 19,178
2020 102 18,464
2021 104 18,919
2022 93 18,758
2023 109 19,116
2024 125 20,409
2025 155 20,358

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1961–2025.

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