Naomi
Naomi was the 47th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 4,644 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 44th; the most babies were born in 2025 (4,644). Over the last ten years it has moved up 28 places. More babies were named Naomi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning my pleasantness · Hebrew
Say it nay-OH-mee /neɪˈoʊmi/
- Rank in 2025
- #47 girls, up 5 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 4,644girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20254,644 babies
- Total since 1880
- 191,837babies recorded
What does the name Naomi mean?
Naomi is the Hebrew name of Ruth's mother-in-law in the Book of Ruth. It comes from a Hebrew word for pleasantness plus a suffix meaning 'my'. The story itself plays on the meaning: in Ruth 1:20 Naomi asks to be called Mara, 'bitterness', instead. DMNES says Protestants took up the name in the 16th century. Separately, Naomi is a Japanese given name, an unrelated source with the same spelling.
נָעֳמִי (Biblical Hebrew, “no'omi, 'my pleasantness'”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Naomi'
- Hebrew Bible, Ruth 1.20, JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition, with translator's note (via Sefaria)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (names.zip, yob*.txt), team3 computation
- Wikidata item Q18508449
- Wiktionary, entry 'Naomi'
Naomi popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 290 since 1915, 5 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #47 | 4,644 |
| 2020 | #52 | 4,120 |
| 2010 | #95 | 3,136 |
| 2000 | #183 | 1,756 |
| 1990 | #299 | 924 |
| 1980 | #210 | 1,250 |
| 1970 | #411 | 554 |
| 1960 | #341 | 774 |
| 1950 | #271 | 793 |
| 1940 | #179 | 1,053 |
| 1930 | #139 | 1,594 |
| 1920 | #134 | 1,854 |
| 1910 | #156 | 502 |
| 1900 | #176 | 307 |
| 1890 | #219 | 122 |
| 1880 | #276 | 32 |
How popular is Naomi, counting every spelling?
Naomi is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #54 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #47 for Naomi on its own. Together these spellings went to 4,716 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naomi | 4,644 | #47 | 22,545 |
| Naomie | 41 | #3,692 | 227 |
| Naomy | 31 | #4,522 | 168 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Naomi?
4,644 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Naomi (1.29 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Naomi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is about 1 in 41. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 2 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Naomi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Naomi?
About 136,400 people born in the US named Naomi are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 40. That makes Naomi mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Naomi by state
How common Naomi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (3.9×), Hawaii (2.5×), Delaware (2.5×), Wyoming (2.2×), Alaska (2.2×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Naomi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Naomi, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Naomi · Sibling names for Naomi
Questions about the name Naomi
What does Naomi mean?
Naomi means “my pleasantness” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Naomi?
Naomi was the 47th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 4,644 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 44th; the most babies were born in 2025 (4,644). Over the last ten years it has moved up 28 places. More babies were named Naomi in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Naomi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Naomi in the US.
Where is Naomi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Naomi was most common in District of Columbia (10.80 per 1,000 girls), followed by Hawaii and Delaware.