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

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Peak · girls
2024 · 4,621 births
Debut · girls
32 births
In top 100 · girls
16 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
191,547
since 1880

Naomi over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201991girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#474,644#12,0085
2024#444,621—
2023#444,502#10,8216
2022#464,503—
2021#544,275—
2020#524,120—
2019#593,956—
2018#643,855—
2017#693,866#10,7756
2016#753,808#10,7446
2015#753,775#12,0865
2014#803,716—
2013#863,455—
2012#793,432#12,2745
2011#933,195—
2010#953,136—
2009#1073,040—
2008#1192,917—
2007#1212,789#12,3675
2006#1292,713—
2005#1382,426—
2004#1432,277#8,1438
2003#1632,052—
2002#1651,967—
2001#1791,826#10,5565
2000#1831,756—
1999#1891,649—
1998#1901,630—
1997#1961,526—
1996#2101,390—
1995#2131,316—
1994#2351,202—
1993#2431,145—
1992#2491,117—
1991#2741,011#7,2716
1990#299924#7,1786
1989#271991—
1988#2541,003—
1987#255998#6,9515
1986#268945#4,8538
1985#2401,079—
1984#2401,048#4,9737
1983#2261,103#5,4846
1982#2151,223#4,2349
1981#2141,224#4,9617
1980#2101,250#5,5256
1979#2211,175#6,0565
1978#2311,071#4,1578
1977#2471,002—
1976#259923#5,5875
1975#267898#5,4645
1974#299799—
1973#308757#4,5056
1972#346639—
1971#378608—
1970#411554—
1969#419527#4,4045
1968#401538—
1967#407512—
1966#374593—
1965#379579—
1964#387618—
1963#361690—
1962#367656—
1961#370674—
1960#340774—
1959#362682—
1958#341763—
1957#341699—
1956#319756—
1955#326695—
1954#296817—
1953#296758—
1952#292769—
1951#283763—
1950#271793—
1949#262850—
1948#271821—
1947#263840—
1946#244838—
1945#235797—
1944#223875—
1943#219904—
1942#208986—
1941#192987#3,5055
1940#1791,053—
1939#1741,086#2,6098
1938#1661,239#2,32610
1937#1681,202#2,9057
1936#1591,281—
1935#1441,435#3,6455
1934#1491,360#2,5639
1933#1401,431#3,2686
1932#1481,355#2,6389
1931#1401,517#2,47110
1930#1391,594—
1929#1391,600#2,9808
1928#1411,652—
1927#1371,825#3,1518
1926#1411,757#4,2015
1925#1441,768#2,58811
1924#1401,981#2,22914
1923#1371,902#4,2395
1922#1341,869#3,5327
1921#1321,976—
1920#1341,854—
1919#1401,632#4,1685
1918#1401,692#3,7286
1917#1331,619—
1916#1301,649—
1915#1281,548#3,0827
1914#1341,129—
1913#142840—
1912#132835—
1911#141585—
1910#156502—
1909#140504—
1908#146458—
1907#155410—
1906#157372—
1905#156361—
1904#155350—
1903#147355—
1902#158327—
1901#172256—
1900#176307—
1899#166272—
1898#176264—
1897#176241—
1896#163269—
1895#168249—
1894#189196—
1893#189186—
1892#214143—
1891#202132—
1890#219122—
1889#26679—
1888#24093—
1887#24276—
1886#28055—
1885#24268—
1884#24761—
1883#23856—
1882#23554—
1881#20155—
1880#27532—
First appearance
1880

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 1991

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #193 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,010 girlsNHWashington: #202 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,105 girlsWAIdaho: #213 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 903 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #175 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,018 girlsMNIllinois: #359 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 2,350 girlsILWisconsin: #242 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,498 girlsWIMichigan: #223 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,373 girlsMINew York: #189 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsNYMassachusetts: #231 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,345 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedRIOregon: #214 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsORNevada: #297 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,423 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #167 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 716 girlsSDIowa: #415 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,101 girlsIAIndiana: #338 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,322 girlsINOhio: #261 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsOHPennsylvania: #272 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 1,775 girlsPANew Jersey: #239 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,506 girlsNJConnecticut: #348 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,317 girlsCTCalifornia: #299 for girls · 159 births · 1 in 1,645 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedUTColorado: #177 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 947 girlsCONebraska: #297 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,776 girlsNEMissouri: #478 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,609 girlsMOKentucky: #516 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,292 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedWVVirginia: #331 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,170 girlsVAMaryland: #299 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,973 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedDEArizona: #306 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,613 girlsAZNew Mexico: #159 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 670 girlsNMKansas: #413 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,673 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedARTennessee: #410 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,041 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #420 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,065 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #475 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,212 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #227 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 837 girlsDCOklahoma: #313 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,895 girlsOKLouisiana: #350 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,088 girlsLAMississippi: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,683 girlsMSAlabama: #446 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,153 girlsALGeorgia: #323 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,093 girlsGAHawaii: #87 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 315 girlsHITexas: #246 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 1,364 girlsTXFlorida: #248 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,591 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#87 · 1 in 315
  2. New Mexico#159 · 1 in 670
  3. South Dakota#167 · 1 in 716
  4. Minnesota#175 · 1 in 1,018
  5. Colorado#177 · 1 in 947

Best ever in a state: #3 in District of Columbia, 2023.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#87161 in 315
New Mexico#159141 in 670
South Dakota#16751 in 716
Minnesota#175271 in 1,018
Colorado#177221 in 947
New York#1891051 in 1,133
New Hampshire#19361 in 1,010
Washington#202281 in 1,105
Idaho#21361 in 903
Oregon#214151 in 1,124
Michigan#223441 in 1,373
District of Columbia#22771 in 837
Massachusetts#231271 in 1,345
New Jersey#239311 in 1,506
Wisconsin#242191 in 1,498
Texas#2461001 in 1,364
Florida#248481 in 1,591
Ohio#261401 in 1,754
Pennsylvania#272401 in 1,775
Nebraska#29751 in 1,776
Nevada#29751 in 1,423
California#2991591 in 1,645
Maryland#299141 in 1,973
Arizona#306161 in 1,613
Oklahoma#31391 in 1,895
Mississippi#31781 in 1,683
Georgia#323201 in 2,093
Virginia#331171 in 2,170
Indiana#338151 in 2,322
Connecticut#34881 in 2,317
Louisiana#350121 in 2,088
Illinois#359331 in 2,350
Tennessee#410101 in 3,041
Kansas#41351 in 2,673
Iowa#41551 in 3,101
North Carolina#420131 in 3,065
Alabama#44671 in 3,153
South Carolina#47561 in 3,212
Missouri#47891 in 3,609
Kentucky#51651 in 4,292
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
144 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2024 at #44 (4,621 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 16 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 16 yrs · run 2010–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 346
  • 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
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 18.9% of all girls named Naomi (36,194) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s629#201 (1881)#247
1890s2,074#163 (1896)#186
1900s3,700#140 (1909)#156
1910s12,031#128 (1915)#138
1920s18,184#132 (1921)#138
1930s13,500#139 (1930)#153
1940s8,951#179 (1940)#230
1950s7,495#271 (1950)#313
1960s6,161#340 (1960)#381
1970s8,426#221 (1979)#297
1980s10,864#210 (1980)#239
1990s12,910#189 (1999)#230
2000s23,763#107 (2009)#145
2010s36,194#59 (2019)#78
2020s26,665#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 1991

girls
#274
1,011 births · 1 in 1,855 girls
boys
#7,271
6 births · 1 in 336,721 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #274Naomi1,011

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #7,271Naomi6
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 1,855 of them was named Naomi, which outranked 98.2% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Naomi
  1. #271Cierra1,014
  2. #271Deborah1,014
  3. #273Miriam1,012
  4. #274Naomi1,011
  5. #275Carla1,009
  6. #276Michele1,007
  7. #277Ruby1,004
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,600Rebeccah#2,600 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,221Ieshia#1,938 → #717
  3. ↑ 1,135Miriah#2,081 → #946
  4. ↑ 861Alexus#1,813 → #952
  5. ↑ 676Chynna#1,512 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 568Infant#432 → #1,000
  2. ↓ 510Lakeshia#897 → #1,407
  3. ↓ 466Latifah#701 → #1,167
  4. ↓ 432Martika#757 → #1,189
  5. ↓ 416Cecily#575 → #991

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 336,721 of them was named Naomi, which outranked 24.6% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Naomi
  1. #6,519Zong7
  2. #6,519Zuri7
  3. #6,519Zvi7
  4. #7,271Naomi6
  5. #7,271Aaronjames6
  6. #7,271Abad6
  7. #7,271Abanoub6
  8. #8,236Aaran5
  9. #8,236Aarick5
  10. #8,236Abdo5

Tied with 964 names at #7,271; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,462Devante#5,382 → #920
  2. ↑ 1,656Unnamed#2,628 → #972
  3. ↑ 1,496Jaleel#2,373 → #877
  4. ↑ 811Gunnar#1,516 → #705
  5. ↑ 672Dijon#1,587 → #915
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,000Arsenio#744 → #1,744
  2. ↓ 773Brittany#995 → #1,768
  3. ↓ 281Infant#389 → #670
  4. ↓ 281Jarret#881 → #1,162
  5. ↓ 273Elton#963 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1991 →