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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Wyoming#66 · 1 in 186
- Alaska#66 · 1 in 211
- Vermont#72 · 1 in 203
- New Mexico#91 · 1 in 360
- District of Columbia#95 · 1 in 315
Best ever in a state: #3 in District of Columbia, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #66 | 12 | 1 in 211 |
| Wyoming | #66 | 7 | 1 in 186 |
| Vermont | #72 | 9 | 1 in 203 |
| New Mexico | #91 | 23 | 1 in 360 |
| District of Columbia | #95 | 11 | 1 in 315 |
| New York | #136 | 149 | 1 in 678 |
| North Dakota | #138 | 6 | 1 in 474 |
| Washington | #142 | 46 | 1 in 622 |
| Nebraska | #163 | 12 | 1 in 685 |
| Colorado | #166 | 28 | 1 in 748 |
| Minnesota | #166 | 31 | 1 in 806 |
| Oregon | #168 | 22 | 1 in 734 |
| New Jersey | #170 | 51 | 1 in 819 |
| Montana | #173 | 5 | 1 in 588 |
| Michigan | #174 | 58 | 1 in 896 |
| California | #178 | 272 | 1 in 819 |
| Massachusetts | #180 | 37 | 1 in 859 |
| Pennsylvania | #195 | 55 | 1 in 1,059 |
| Georgia | #198 | 44 | 1 in 972 |
| Florida | #199 | 73 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Iowa | #204 | 14 | 1 in 980 |
| Nevada | #208 | 10 | 1 in 854 |
| Connecticut | #209 | 16 | 1 in 965 |
| Wisconsin | #209 | 23 | 1 in 1,088 |
| Virginia | #214 | 30 | 1 in 1,109 |
| Arizona | #215 | 30 | 1 in 936 |
| Maryland | #215 | 22 | 1 in 1,075 |
| Ohio | #215 | 52 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Texas | #220 | 126 | 1 in 1,110 |
| Utah | #221 | 16 | 1 in 974 |
| Illinois | #229 | 60 | 1 in 1,165 |
| Idaho | #237 | 6 | 1 in 926 |
| Hawaii | #242 | 5 | 1 in 749 |
| Indiana | #243 | 25 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Oklahoma | #276 | 13 | 1 in 1,294 |
| Arkansas | #282 | 8 | 1 in 1,435 |
| Kansas | #303 | 8 | 1 in 1,555 |
| Louisiana | #305 | 14 | 1 in 1,546 |
| Tennessee | #329 | 15 | 1 in 1,961 |
| Alabama | #334 | 11 | 1 in 1,885 |
| North Carolina | #346 | 20 | 1 in 2,003 |
| Missouri | #348 | 14 | 1 in 2,109 |
| Mississippi | #381 | 6 | 1 in 1,920 |
| Kentucky | #385 | 8 | 1 in 2,470 |
| South Carolina | #407 | 7 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
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
| 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 1997
girls
#196
1,526 births · 1 in 1,141 girls
Top girls' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 1,141 of them was named Naomi, which outranked 98.8% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Naomi
Biggest movers since 1996
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.