Nyomi
Nyomi was the 825th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 330 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 813th with 344 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 466 places. More babies were named Nyomi in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning variant of Naomi · Hebrew
Say it ny-OH-mee /naɪˈoʊmi/
- Rank in 2025
- #825 girls, up 146 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 330girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023344 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,254babies recorded
What does the name Nyomi mean?
Nyomi is a phonetic spelling of Naomi, matching its common American pronunciation. Naomi is Hebrew Noʻomi, from a root meaning 'pleasant, delightful', so roughly 'my pleasantness'. In the Book of Ruth, Naomi plays on her own name after losing her husband and sons, telling the women not to call her Naomi but Mara, 'bitter' (Ruth 1:20).
נָעֳמִי (Noʻomi) (Biblical Hebrew, “Naomi; from n-ʻ-m 'pleasant'”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Naomi, Naomy, Noemi.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Naomi', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Hebrew Bible, Ruth 1:20 (Sefaria, with JPS translation), Sefaria
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Nyomi popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #825 | 330 |
| 2020 | #971 | 263 |
| 2010 | #2,024 | 99 |
| 2000 | #5,880 | 19 |
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How popular is Nyomi, counting every spelling?
Nyomi is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #800 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #825 for Nyomi on its own. Together these spellings went to 341 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyomi | 330 | #825 | 1,599 |
| Nyomie | 11 | #9,304 | 51 |
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 Nyomi?
330 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nyomi (0.09 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nyomi 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 25 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nyomi.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nyomi?
About 4,200 people born in the US named Nyomi are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Nyomi a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Nyomi by state
How common Nyomi was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in South Carolina (3.6×), Mississippi (3.3×), Alabama (2.8×), Georgia (2.6×), Virginia (2.3×). In 22 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nyomi: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nyomi, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Nyomi · Sibling names for Nyomi
Questions about the name Nyomi
What does Nyomi mean?
Nyomi means “variant of Naomi” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Nyomi?
Nyomi was the 825th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 330 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 813th with 344 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 466 places. More babies were named Nyomi in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Nyomi a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nyomi in the US.
Where is Nyomi most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nyomi was most common in South Carolina (0.71 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Alabama.