Meaning: Its source is a Hebrew expression meaning "My joy, my pleasant one."

Popularity: The name Noma ranked 2936th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

Narrative: In the Western world, it is derived from a Hebrew expression meaning ''Be pleasant.''

In Japanese, the characters used to represent the name mean ''Beautiful correction.''