Name profile

Naamah

A name meaning "pleasant".

PronunciationEnglish /ˈneɪ̯.ə.mə/
Usage languagesBiblical
US rank (2025)#13,208

Meaning and history

Naamah is a Hebrew name meaning “pleasant.” In the Old Testament, it is borne by both a daughter of Lamech and a wife of Solomon, and later Jewish texts also use it as the name of Noah’s wife, though she is not named in the Old Testament.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: 6 births, rank #15,405
2009: 5 births, rank #17,294
2010: 5 births, rank #16,992
20112011: 9 births, rank #11,181
2012: 6 births, rank #14,962
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 6 births, rank #14,558
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 8 births, rank #11,615
2018: 10 births, rank #9,806
2019: 8 births, rank #11,356
2020: 5 births, rank #15,088
20212021: 10 births, rank #9,562
2022: 7 births, rank #12,243
2023: 7 births, rank #12,197
2024: 9 births, rank #10,271
20252025: 6 births, rank #13,208

In 2025, 6 babies were recorded with the name Naamah, ranking #13,208 among girls.