Shem Tov Girl's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
NaamaIn Hebrew: נעמה · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: נַעֲמָהRomanization: na'amá
Naama (Hebrew: נעמה) is a girl's name of biblical origin. 17,446 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 328 girls and ranked #58. Its peak year was 2010, with 452 babies.
- People in Israel
- 17,446
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 328
- rank #58
- Peak year
- 2010
- 452 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Naama
In Hebrew letters the name is נעמה, read right to left. Naama is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "na'amá" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a female given name, Naamah
- Naamah (a descendant of Cain, daughter of Lamech and Zillah)
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Naama by year in Israel
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Naama
How do you write Naama in Hebrew?
Naama is written נעמה in Hebrew (with vowel points: נַעֲמָה). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "na'amá".
How many people in Israel are named Naama?
17,446 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name נעמה: 17,361 women and 85 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Naama a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 99.5% of the people named נעמה are women.
What does the name Naama mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a female given name, Naamah"
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.