Naomi
#47 for girls in 2025, 4,644 births · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 4,621 births
- Debut · girls
- 32 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 16 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 191,547since 1880
Naomi over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #47 | 4,644 | #12,008 | 5 |
| 2024 | #44 | 4,621 | — | |
| 2023 | #44 | 4,502 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #46 | 4,503 | — | |
| 2021 | #54 | 4,275 | — | |
| 2020 | #52 | 4,120 | — | |
| 2019 | #59 | 3,956 | — | |
| 2018 | #64 | 3,855 | — | |
| 2017 | #69 | 3,866 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #75 | 3,808 | #10,744 | 6 |
| 2015 | #75 | 3,775 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | #80 | 3,716 | — | |
| 2013 | #86 | 3,455 | — | |
| 2012 | #79 | 3,432 | #12,274 | 5 |
| 2011 | #93 | 3,195 | — | |
| 2010 | #95 | 3,136 | — | |
| 2009 | #107 | 3,040 | — | |
| 2008 | #119 | 2,917 | — | |
| 2007 | #121 | 2,789 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #129 | 2,713 | — | |
| 2005 | #138 | 2,426 | — | |
| 2004 | #143 | 2,277 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #163 | 2,052 | — | |
| 2002 | #165 | 1,967 | — | |
| 2001 | #179 | 1,826 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #183 | 1,756 | — | |
| 1999 | #189 | 1,649 | — | |
| 1998 | #190 | 1,630 | — | |
| 1997 | #196 | 1,526 | — | |
| 1996 | #210 | 1,390 | — | |
| 1995 | #213 | 1,316 | — | |
| 1994 | #235 | 1,202 | — | |
| 1993 | #243 | 1,145 | — | |
| 1992 | #249 | 1,117 | — | |
| 1991 | #274 | 1,011 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #299 | 924 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #271 | 991 | — | |
| 1988 | #254 | 1,003 | — | |
| 1987 | #255 | 998 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #268 | 945 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #240 | 1,079 | — | |
| 1984 | #240 | 1,048 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #226 | 1,103 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #215 | 1,223 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #214 | 1,224 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #210 | 1,250 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #221 | 1,175 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #231 | 1,071 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #247 | 1,002 | — | |
| 1976 | #259 | 923 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #267 | 898 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #299 | 799 | — | |
| 1973 | #308 | 757 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #346 | 639 | — | |
| 1971 | #378 | 608 | — | |
| 1970 | #411 | 554 | — | |
| 1969 | #419 | 527 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #401 | 538 | — | |
| 1967 | #407 | 512 | — | |
| 1966 | #374 | 593 | — | |
| 1965 | #379 | 579 | — | |
| 1964 | #387 | 618 | — | |
| 1963 | #361 | 690 | — | |
| 1962 | #367 | 656 | — | |
| 1961 | #370 | 674 | — | |
| 1960 | #340 | 774 | — | |
| 1959 | #362 | 682 | — | |
| 1958 | #341 | 763 | — | |
| 1957 | #341 | 699 | — | |
| 1956 | #319 | 756 | — | |
| 1955 | #326 | 695 | — | |
| 1954 | #296 | 817 | — | |
| 1953 | #296 | 758 | — | |
| 1952 | #292 | 769 | — | |
| 1951 | #283 | 763 | — | |
| 1950 | #271 | 793 | — | |
| 1949 | #262 | 850 | — | |
| 1948 | #271 | 821 | — | |
| 1947 | #263 | 840 | — | |
| 1946 | #244 | 838 | — | |
| 1945 | #235 | 797 | — | |
| 1944 | #223 | 875 | — | |
| 1943 | #219 | 904 | — | |
| 1942 | #208 | 986 | — | |
| 1941 | #192 | 987 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #179 | 1,053 | — | |
| 1939 | #174 | 1,086 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #166 | 1,239 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #168 | 1,202 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #159 | 1,281 | — | |
| 1935 | #144 | 1,435 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | #149 | 1,360 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #140 | 1,431 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #148 | 1,355 | #2,638 | 9 |
| 1931 | #140 | 1,517 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #139 | 1,594 | — | |
| 1929 | #139 | 1,600 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #141 | 1,652 | — | |
| 1927 | #137 | 1,825 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #141 | 1,757 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #144 | 1,768 | #2,588 | 11 |
| 1924 | #140 | 1,981 | #2,229 | 14 |
| 1923 | #137 | 1,902 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #134 | 1,869 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #132 | 1,976 | — | |
| 1920 | #134 | 1,854 | — | |
| 1919 | #140 | 1,632 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #140 | 1,692 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #133 | 1,619 | — | |
| 1916 | #130 | 1,649 | — | |
| 1915 | #128 | 1,548 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #134 | 1,129 | — | |
| 1913 | #142 | 840 | — | |
| 1912 | #132 | 835 | — | |
| 1911 | #141 | 585 | — | |
| 1910 | #156 | 502 | — | |
| 1909 | #140 | 504 | — | |
| 1908 | #146 | 458 | — | |
| 1907 | #155 | 410 | — | |
| 1906 | #157 | 372 | — | |
| 1905 | #156 | 361 | — | |
| 1904 | #155 | 350 | — | |
| 1903 | #147 | 355 | — | |
| 1902 | #158 | 327 | — | |
| 1901 | #172 | 256 | — | |
| 1900 | #176 | 307 | — | |
| 1899 | #166 | 272 | — | |
| 1898 | #176 | 264 | — | |
| 1897 | #176 | 241 | — | |
| 1896 | #163 | 269 | — | |
| 1895 | #168 | 249 | — | |
| 1894 | #189 | 196 | — | |
| 1893 | #189 | 186 | — | |
| 1892 | #214 | 143 | — | |
| 1891 | #202 | 132 | — | |
| 1890 | #219 | 122 | — | |
| 1889 | #266 | 79 | — | |
| 1888 | #240 | 93 | — | |
| 1887 | #242 | 76 | — | |
| 1886 | #280 | 55 | — | |
| 1885 | #242 | 68 | — | |
| 1884 | #247 | 61 | — | |
| 1883 | #238 | 56 | — | |
| 1882 | #235 | 54 | — | |
| 1881 | #201 | 55 | — | |
| 1880 | #275 | 32 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Naomi was already there! It came in at #275, and was given to 32 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 33 girls a year got the name.
Where Naomi is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alaska#73 · 1 in 277
- Vermont#76 · 1 in 307
- New Mexico#105 · 1 in 431
- Hawaii#119 · 1 in 455
- North Dakota#126 · 1 in 543
Best ever in a state: #3 in District of Columbia, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #73 | 9 | 1 in 277 |
| Vermont | #76 | 8 | 1 in 307 |
| New Mexico | #105 | 19 | 1 in 431 |
| Hawaii | #119 | 10 | 1 in 455 |
| North Dakota | #126 | 8 | 1 in 543 |
| Montana | #127 | 9 | 1 in 488 |
| Minnesota | #130 | 41 | 1 in 647 |
| Oregon | #137 | 23 | 1 in 672 |
| Nevada | #144 | 6 | 1 in 553 |
| Colorado | #148 | 26 | 1 in 665 |
| Washington | #151 | 33 | 1 in 695 |
| Massachusetts | #161 | 35 | 1 in 847 |
| Maine | #167 | 7 | 1 in 845 |
| New York | #180 | 104 | 1 in 945 |
| Connecticut | #191 | 14 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Arizona | #193 | 19 | 1 in 862 |
| California | #197 | 151 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Wisconsin | #206 | 23 | 1 in 1,259 |
| Texas | #213 | 98 | 1 in 1,055 |
| Utah | #214 | 14 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Louisiana | #218 | 27 | 1 in 1,019 |
| Michigan | #248 | 36 | 1 in 1,599 |
| Maryland | #259 | 12 | 1 in 1,521 |
| Virginia | #262 | 18 | 1 in 1,547 |
| District of Columbia | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Illinois | #271 | 45 | 1 in 1,576 |
| Pennsylvania | #275 | 36 | 1 in 1,833 |
| Florida | #280 | 27 | 1 in 1,630 |
| Kansas | #280 | 8 | 1 in 1,679 |
| Indiana | #282 | 19 | 1 in 1,831 |
| Ohio | #285 | 35 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Kentucky | #288 | 13 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Oklahoma | #298 | 10 | 1 in 1,700 |
| Mississippi | #304 | 10 | 1 in 1,534 |
| South Carolina | #311 | 10 | 1 in 1,705 |
| Georgia | #314 | 18 | 1 in 1,792 |
| New Jersey | #318 | 19 | 1 in 1,909 |
| Missouri | #347 | 12 | 1 in 2,555 |
| Iowa | #372 | 6 | 1 in 3,098 |
| Tennessee | #424 | 9 | 1 in 3,096 |
| Alabama | #461 | 7 | 1 in 3,107 |
| North Carolina | #553 | 7 | 1 in 4,624 |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Naomi
- 3 spots since 2024 (#44 → #47)
- 5 spots since 2020 (#52 → #47)
- 28 spots since 2015 (#75 → #47)
- Biggest jump: 74 spots in 1881 (#275 → #201)
- Biggest drop: 38 spots in 1886 (#242 → #280)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #44 (4,621 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 16 yrs · run 2010–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 346 girls born in 2025 were named Naomi (0.29%)
- Its best rank, #44 in 2024, was only 1 in 351 (0.29%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.9% of all girls named Naomi (36,194) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 629 | #201 (1881) | #247 |
| 1890s | 2,074 | #163 (1896) | #186 |
| 1900s | 3,700 | #140 (1909) | #156 |
| 1910s | 12,031 | #128 (1915) | #138 |
| 1920s | 18,184 | #132 (1921) | #138 |
| 1930s | 13,500 | #139 (1930) | #153 |
| 1940s | 8,951 | #179 (1940) | #230 |
| 1950s | 7,495 | #271 (1950) | #313 |
| 1960s | 6,161 | #340 (1960) | #381 |
| 1970s | 8,426 | #221 (1979) | #297 |
| 1980s | 10,864 | #210 (1980) | #239 |
| 1990s | 12,910 | #189 (1999) | #230 |
| 2000s | 23,763 | #107 (2009) | #145 |
| 2010s | 36,194 | #59 (2019) | #78 |
| 2020s | 26,665 | #44 (2024) | #48 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Naomi in 1978
Top girls' names in 1978
Top boys' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 1,430 of them was named Naomi, which outranked 98.0% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,641,837 boys got a published name in 1978; 1 in 205,230 of them was named Naomi, which outranked 38.5% of the 6,762 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,857Zebediah9
- #3,857Zion9
- #3,857Zoltan9
- #4,157Naomi8
- #4,157Abimael8
- #4,157Adrean8
- #4,157Airrion8
- #4,554Abasi7
- #4,554Abdallah7
- #4,554Absalom7
Tied with 396 names at #4,157; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.