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Na'aman, naʿamanIn Hebrew: נעמן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: נַעֲמָןRomanization: Na'amán, Naʿămān
Na'aman, naʿaman (Hebrew: נעמן) is a boy's name. 180 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Its peak year was 1980, with 6 babies.
- People in Israel
- 180
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- —
- not in the list
- Peak year
- 1980
- 6 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Na'aman, naʿaman
In Hebrew letters the name is נעמן, read right to left. Na'aman, naʿaman is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "Na'amán, Naʿămān" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Naaman
- Naaman (a biblical figure)
Derived from Biblical Aramaic נַעֲמָן (Naʿămān). By surface analysis, נָעַם (na'ám, nāʿam, “to please”) + ־ָן (-án, -ān, “-er”), literally “pleaser”.
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Na'aman, naʿaman by year in Israel
How many boys 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 Na'aman, naʿaman
How do you write Na'aman, naʿaman in Hebrew?
Na'aman, naʿaman is written נעמן in Hebrew (with vowel points: נַעֲמָן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "Na'amán, Naʿămān".
How many people in Israel are named Na'aman, naʿaman?
180 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name נעמן: 0 women and 180 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 Na'aman, naʿaman a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named נעמן are men.
What does the name Na'aman, naʿaman mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Naaman" Etymology: Derived from Biblical Aramaic נַעֲמָן (Naʿămān). By surface analysis, נָעַם (na'ám, nāʿam, “to please”) + ־ָן (-án, -ān, “-er”), literally “pleaser”.
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.