Noam is a Hebrew name that means "pleasantness" or "sweetness", from the same root as Naomi, and it is one of the most popular boys' names in Israel. Linguist and political writer Noam Chomsky is its best-known American bearer. In the United States Noam has climbed slowly from number 3,130 in 2000 to number 1,273 in 2025, its best rank so far.