Naaman
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NAY-a-man
- Origin
- Hebrew
Naaman is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “pleasant”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Naaman mean?
Hebrew: biblical name
“pleasant”
Naaman, an Aramean army commander, was cured of leprosy by bathing seven times in the Jordan at Elisha's word.
Is Naaman a girl's or a boy's name?
Naaman is a boys' name.
How popular is Naaman in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2005, with 20 boys. It first appears in the records in 1912.
Half of all the boys named Naaman in the US since 1880 were born between 1956 and 2005, the years shaded on the chart below.
Naaman in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 16 | #5,503 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 14 | #6,032 |
| 2009 | 18 | #5,100 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 20 | #4,321 |
| 2004 | 13 | #5,807 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 18 | #4,316 |
| 2001 | 15 | #4,884 |
| 2000 | 12 | #5,581 |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,756 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 10 | #5,636 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 13 | #4,223 |
| 1990 | 13 | #4,161 |
| 1989 | 10 | #4,805 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,567 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,268 |
| 1983 | 10 | #3,882 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 7 | #4,959 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 17 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 13 | #3,069 |
| 1977 | 17 | #2,555 |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,933 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,307 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1973 | 8 | #3,692 |
| 1972 | 7 | #3,960 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,242 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,049 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,618 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 8 | #3,022 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,503 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,423 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,020 |
| 1949 | 8 | #2,801 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #2,962 |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,478 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,112 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,646 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,275 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,737 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,470 |
| 1930 | 10 | #2,607 |
| 1929 | 10 | #2,588 |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,406 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,504 |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,948 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,631 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,397 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,542 |
| 1915 | 7 | #3,081 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 8 | #1,884 |
Names like Naaman
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nathan Benjamin Jordan Jonathan Noah Abraham Nathaniel Elijah Jacob Samuel Ethan Isaiah
Names related to Naaman
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Naaman: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/naaman, updated 20 October 2026.