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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201918girlsat 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 1918

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedNHWashington: #186 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,101 girlsWAIdaho: #105 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 386 girlsIDMontana: #152 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 803 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #168 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 954 girlsNDMinnesota: #168 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsMNIllinois: #153 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 861 girlsILWisconsin: #174 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,190 girlsWIMichigan: #159 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 940 girlsMINew York: #178 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsNYMassachusetts: #233 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,462 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedRIOregon: #107 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 449 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #117 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 497 girlsSDIowa: #114 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 524 girlsIAIndiana: #86 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 371 girlsINOhio: #102 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 500 girlsOHPennsylvania: #113 for girls · 166 births · 1 in 600 girlsPANew Jersey: #157 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 931 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #215 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,356 girlsCAUtah: #83 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 292 girlsUTColorado: #153 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 748 girlsCONebraska: #114 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 503 girlsNEMissouri: #95 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 404 girlsMOKentucky: #96 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 386 girlsKYWest Virginia: #80 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 303 girlsWVVirginia: #136 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 696 girlsVAMaryland: #56 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 225 girlsMDDelaware: #77 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 300 girlsDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #160 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 622 girlsNMKansas: #88 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 354 girlsKSArkansas: #145 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 574 girlsARTennessee: #140 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 571 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #123 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 575 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #119 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 518 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #76 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 296 girlsDCOklahoma: #75 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 307 girlsOKLouisiana: #156 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 690 girlsLAMississippi: #181 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 839 girlsMSAlabama: #171 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 923 girlsALGeorgia: #149 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 687 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedHITexas: #136 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 569 girlsTXFlorida: #141 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 611 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Maryland#56 · 1 in 225
  2. Oklahoma#75 · 1 in 307
  3. District of Columbia#76 · 1 in 296
  4. Delaware#77 · 1 in 300
  5. West Virginia#80 · 1 in 303

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Maryland#56611 in 225
Oklahoma#75761 in 307
District of Columbia#76101 in 296
Delaware#7771 in 300
West Virginia#80581 in 303
Utah#83181 in 292
Indiana#86701 in 371
Kansas#88451 in 354
Missouri#95761 in 404
Kentucky#96701 in 386
Ohio#1021091 in 500
Idaho#105111 in 386
Oregon#107121 in 449
Pennsylvania#1131661 in 600
Iowa#114421 in 524
Nebraska#114251 in 503
South Dakota#117131 in 497
South Carolina#119421 in 518
North Carolina#123591 in 575
Texas#136871 in 569
Virginia#136391 in 696
Tennessee#140451 in 571
Florida#141161 in 611
Arkansas#145341 in 574
Georgia#149501 in 687
Montana#15281 in 803
Colorado#153111 in 748
Illinois#153721 in 861
Louisiana#156301 in 690
New Jersey#157341 in 931
Michigan#159391 in 940
New Mexico#16061 in 622
Minnesota#168221 in 1,024
North Dakota#16881 in 954
Alabama#171291 in 923
Wisconsin#174211 in 1,190
New York#178921 in 1,100
Mississippi#181231 in 839
Washington#18691 in 1,101
California#215171 in 1,356
Massachusetts#233151 in 2,462
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Maine———
Nevada———
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Rhode Island———
Vermont———
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
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 1918

girls
#140
1,692 births · 1 in 684 girls
boys
#3,728
6 births · 1 in 168,913 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #140Naomi1,692

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #3,728Naomi6
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 684 of them was named Naomi, which outranked 97.5% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Naomi
  1. #137Mamie1,708
  2. #137Miriam1,708
  3. #139Estelle1,702
  4. #140Naomi1,692
  5. #141Olga1,691
  6. #142Roberta1,680
  7. #143Olive1,618
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 168,913 of them was named Naomi, which outranked 22.5% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Naomi
  1. #3,368Yaro7
  2. #3,368Yoshiyuki7
  3. #3,368Zed7
  4. #3,728Naomi6
  5. #3,728Ab6
  6. #3,728Abran6
  7. #3,728Acencion6
  8. #4,179Abdon5
  9. #4,179Abelino5
  10. #4,179Abert5

Tied with 450 names at #3,728; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →