Noemi
Noemi was the 583rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 509 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 543rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (519). Over the last ten years it has moved up 196 places. More babies were named Noemi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning my pleasantness (form of Naomi) · Hebrew, Italian, Spanish
Say it noh-EH-mee /noʊˈɛmi/
- Rank in 2025
- #583 girls, up 187 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 509girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023519 babies
- Total since 1880
- 23,249babies recorded
What does the name Noemi mean?
Noemi is the Italian and Spanish form of Naomi, the mother-in-law of Ruth in the Bible. DMNES explains Hebrew Naomi as "my pleasantness," from a root meaning pleasant or delightful. In Ruth 1:20 Naomi plays on her own name, asking to be called Mara, bitter, instead. The Wycliffite Bible spelled it Noemy, and DMNES notes the name came into use among Protestants in the 16th century. Wiktionary records Noemi in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.
נָעֳמִי (Biblical Hebrew, “my pleasantness”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Naomi, Noémie, Noemí, Mimi.
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', DMNES (Durham University)
- Ruth 1:20, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition, with translators' note (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- Wiktionary, entry 'Noemi' (Spanish section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Noemi popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 69 since 1980.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #583 | 509 |
| 2020 | #770 | 353 |
| 2010 | #679 | 424 |
| 2000 | #602 | 420 |
| 1990 | #591 | 389 |
| 1980 | #619 | 296 |
| 1970 | #832 | 165 |
| 1960 | #883 | 140 |
| 1950 | #1,181 | 62 |
| 1940 | #1,779 | 21 |
| 1930 | #1,647 | 24 |
| 1920 | #4,819 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Noemi, counting every spelling?
Noemi is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #535 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #583 for Noemi on its own. Together these spellings went to 568 girls in 2025.
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 Noemi?
509 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Noemi (0.14 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Noemi born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 16 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Noemi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Noemi?
About 22,000 people born in the US named Noemi are alive today, with a median age of 26; half are between 14 and 42. That makes Noemi 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.
Noemi by state
How common Noemi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.7×), Nevada (2.3×), Arizona (1.8×), Illinois (1.6×), Colorado (1.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Ohio, South Carolina, Missouri.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Noemi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Noemi, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Noemi · Sibling names for Noemi
Questions about the name Noemi
What does Noemi mean?
Noemi means “my pleasantness (form of Naomi)” (Hebrew, Italian, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Noemi?
Noemi was the 583rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 509 babies. Its best year was 1999, when it ranked 543rd; the most babies were born in 2023 (519). Over the last ten years it has moved up 196 places. More babies were named Noemi in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Noemi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Noemi in the US.
Where is Noemi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Noemi was most common in Hawaii (0.87 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Nevada.