Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Noam*

#2,366 most common boys' name of all time · #5,714 across all names · 92% male / 8% female · used 1961–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys
#2,366
Rank overall
#5,714 of 105,966
First appeared
1961
Years on the list
63 of 146
All-time
3,146
Since 2016
1,128
Peak year
2025 #1,271
Best rank
#1,271 2025
Girls Boys peak 163/yr
198020002020

Noam first appears in 1961. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 8 155 163 #1,271
2024 125 125 #1,452
2023 109 109 #1,595
2022 93 93 #1,774
2021 8 104 112 #1,626
2020 7 102 109 #1,594
2019 6 103 109 #1,611
2018 5 106 111 #1,581
2017 92 92 #1,709
2016 105 105 #1,569
2015 7 119 126 #1,436
2014 9 101 110 #1,571
2013 10 109 119 #1,495
2012 9 105 114 #1,529
2011 8 80 88 #1,800
2010 6 76 82 #1,887
2009 10 96 106 #1,642
2008 8 90 98 #1,698
2007 14 84 98 #1,765
2006 9 68 77 #1,982
2005 11 66 77 #1,931
2004 8 55 63 #2,142
2003 11 49 60 #2,219
2002 10 42 52 #2,409
2001 8 45 53 #2,256
2000 5 28 33 #3,103
1999 7 31 38 #2,751
1998 9 37 46 #2,370
1997 7 27 34 #2,869
1996 5 27 32 #2,785
1995 6 29 35 #2,587
1994 6 19 25 #3,518
1993 10 17 27 #3,739
1992 5 22 27 #3,049
1991 7 23 30 #2,874
1990 26 26 #2,601
1989 5 20 25 #3,053
1988 17 17 #3,148
1987 16 16 #3,139
1986 17 17 #2,962
1985 18 18 #2,789
1984 18 18 #2,669
1983 24 24 #2,193
1982 14 14 #3,225
1981 13 13 #3,330
1980 15 15 #3,046
1979 15 15 #2,977
1978 14 14 #3,028
1977 13 13 #3,152
1976 16 16 #2,680
1975 17 17 #2,525
1974 15 15 #2,637
1973 8 8 #3,938
1972 6 6 #4,803
1971 10 10 #3,324
1970 9 9 #3,469
1969 9 9 #3,284
1968 5 5 #4,613
1967 5 5 #4,436
1966 8 8 #3,230
1965 5 5 #4,350
1964 5 5 #4,535
1961 5 5 #4,639