girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Naomi

Meaning omí, literally “my pleasantness Gender Girl Rank 2025 #47 Trend ↑ Rising 19%

From Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”).

Rank 2025
#47
among girls · ↓3 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
4,649
named Naomi · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 346
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
4,649 babies
All-time total
191,837
#205 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Naomi popularity over time

191,837 babies have been named Naomi since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 629 – 629 63 – #204
1890s 2,074 – 2,074 207 +230% #163
1900s 3,700 – 3,700 370 +78% #141
1910s 12,031 18 12,049 1,205 +226% #128
1920s 18,184 58 18,242 1,824 +51% #132
1930s 13,500 64 13,564 1,356 -26% #139
1940s 8,951 5 8,956 896 -34% #179
1950s 7,495 – 7,495 750 -16% #271
1960s 6,161 5 6,166 617 -18% #341
1970s 8,426 29 8,455 846 +37% #222
1980s 10,864 48 10,912 1,091 +29% #210
1990s 12,910 12 12,922 1,292 +18% #189
2000s 23,763 18 23,781 2,378 +84% #107
2010s 36,194 22 36,216 3,622 +52% #59
2020s (to 2025) 26,665 11 26,676 4,446 +23% #44

Where Naomi is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 4,787 2.98 #44
2027 4,912 3.06 #42
2028 5,020 3.12 #40
2029 5,115 3.18 #40
2030 5,196 3.23 #38

Where Naomi is most popular

Girls named Naomi per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.78 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Delaware.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Naomi born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 128 10.8 +289%
Hawaii 79 6.89 +148%
Delaware 78 6.88 +147%
Wyoming 26 6.10 +119%
Alaska 52 6.04 +117%
Maryland 548 5.17 +86%
Mississippi 239 5.11 +84%
South Carolina 432 4.81 +73%
Virginia 800 4.69 +69%
Washington 660 4.57 +64%
North Carolina 1,033 4.54 +63%
Nevada 210 4.52 +63%
Georgia 1,020 4.49 +62%
Arkansas 235 4.45 +60%
West Virginia 114 4.35 +57%
New Mexico 105 4.32 +55%
Rhode Island 54 4.31 +55%
Oregon 275 4.22 +52%
Kansas 241 4.18 +50%
Tennessee 641 4.05 +46%
Missouri 466 3.87 +39%
Oklahoma 278 3.78 +36%
Alabama 348 3.71 +33%
Ohio 874 3.68 +33%
Indiana 509 3.63 +30%
Louisiana 311 3.55 +28%
Kentucky 297 3.47 +25%
Montana 47 3.47 +25%
Pennsylvania 797 3.37 +21%
Illinois 770 3.36 +21%
Colorado 358 3.21 +15%
Michigan 582 3.20 +15%
Florida 1,347 3.15 +13%
Wisconsin 321 3.12 +12%
North Dakota 40 3.04 +10%
Arizona 425 3.03 +9%
Iowa 175 2.99 +8%
South Dakota 42 2.94 +6%
Connecticut 171 2.94 +6%
California 2,449 2.91 +5%
New Jersey 523 2.90 ≈ national
Nebraska 103 2.87 ≈ national
New York 1,102 2.78 ≈ national
Idaho 92 2.75 ≈ national
Utah 228 2.74 ≈ national
Texas 2,196 2.73 ≈ national
Massachusetts 328 2.71 ≈ national
Minnesota 286 2.65 -5%
Maine 35 2.26 -19%
New Hampshire 40 2.17 -22%
Vermont 7 1.44 -48%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Naomi

Naomi is a top-50 name for girls in the United States, ranked #47 in 2025 with 4,644 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 191,837 American babies have been named Naomi. Its peak came in 2025, when 4,649 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Naomi stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Naomi?

The median living Naomi is about 18 years old; half are between 8 and 41. An estimated 139 thousand people named Naomi are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Naomi year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 4,644 #47 5 #13,310
2024 4,621 #44 – –
2023 4,502 #44 6 #11,828
2022 4,503 #46 – –
2021 4,275 #54 – –
2020 4,120 #52 – –
2019 3,956 #59 – –
2018 3,855 #64 – –
2017 3,866 #69 6 #11,756
2016 3,808 #75 6 #11,707
2015 3,775 #75 5 #13,446
2014 3,716 #80 – –
2013 3,455 #86 – –
2012 3,432 #79 5 #13,619
2011 3,195 #93 – –
2010 3,136 #95 – –
2009 3,040 #107 – –
2008 2,917 #119 – –
2007 2,789 #121 5 #13,788
2006 2,713 #129 – –
2005 2,426 #138 – –
2004 2,277 #143 8 #8,688
2003 2,052 #163 – –
2002 1,967 #165 – –
2001 1,826 #179 5 #11,771
2000 1,756 #183 – –
1995 1,316 #213 – –
1990 924 #299 6 #7,803
1985 1,079 #240 – –
1980 1,250 #210 6 #6,010
1975 898 #267 5 #6,031
1970 554 #411 – –
1965 579 #379 – –
1960 774 #341 – –
1955 695 #326 – –
1950 793 #271 – –
1945 797 #235 – –
1940 1,053 #179 – –
1935 1,435 #144 5 #4,005
1930 1,594 #139 – –
1925 1,768 #144 11 #2,699
1920 1,854 #134 – –
1915 1,548 #128 7 #3,287
1910 502 #156 – –
1905 361 #156 – –
1900 307 #176 – –
1895 249 #168 – –
1890 122 #219 – –
1885 68 #244 – –
1880 32 #276 – –

Famous people named Naomi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka Japanese tennis player (born 1997) Contemporary
  2. 2 Naomi Watts Naomi Watts British actress (born 1968) Contemporary
  3. 3 Naomi Scott Naomi Scott English actress and singer (born 1993) Contemporary
  4. 4 Naomi Campbell Naomi Campbell British model (born 1970) Contemporary
  5. 5 Naomi Naomi American professional wrestler and dancer (born 1987) Contemporary
  6. 6 Naomi Klein Naomi Klein Canadian author and activist (born 1970) Contemporary
  7. 7 Naomi Wolf Naomi Wolf American feminist, journalist, and conspiracy theorist (born 1962) Contemporary
  8. 8 Naomi Grossman Naomi Grossman American actress, writer, and producer b. 1975 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Naomi Novik Naomi Novik American author (born 1973) Contemporary
  10. 10 Naomi Broady Naomi Broady British tennis player (born 1990) Contemporary
  11. 11 Naomi Kawase Naomi Kawase Japanese filmmaker (born 1969) Contemporary
  12. 12 Naomi Shemer Naomi Shemer Israeli musician (1930–2004) Contemporary
  13. 13 Naomi van As Naomi van As Dutch former field hockey player b. 1983 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Naomi Munakata Naomi Munakata Brazilian conductor (1955–2020) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Naomi, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Naomi?

The median living Naomi is about 18 years old. Half of all living Naomis are between 8 and 41 years old.

How many people named Naomi are alive today?

An estimated 139 thousand people named Naomi are alive in the United States, based on 191,837 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Naomi mean?

From Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”).

How popular is the name Naomi in 2025?

Naomi ranked #47 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 4,644 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Naomi?

191,837 babies have been named Naomi in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Naomi most popular?

Naomi peaked in 2025, when 4,649 newborns received the name.

Is Naomi a boy or girl name?

Naomi is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Naomi rising or falling?

Naomi is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Naomi become more popular?

Naomi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 5,196 girls named Naomi in 2030, which would rank around #38. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Naomi?

Well-known people named Naomi include Naomi Osaka (tennis player), Naomi Watts (actor), Naomi Scott (actor).

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