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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201972girlsat 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 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedAKMaine: #171 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 818 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedNHWashington: #495 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,838 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #189 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,046 girlsMNIllinois: #402 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,664 girlsILWisconsin: #324 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,500 girlsWIMichigan: #437 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 3,641 girlsMINew York: #251 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsNYMassachusetts: #217 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,316 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedSDIowa: #308 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,179 girlsIAIndiana: #367 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,849 girlsINOhio: #422 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,918 girlsOHPennsylvania: #343 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,487 girlsPANew Jersey: #334 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,144 girlsNJConnecticut: #209 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsCTCalifornia: #290 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,523 girlsCAUtah: #287 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,504 girlsUTColorado: #213 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 984 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedNEMissouri: #393 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,128 girlsMOKentucky: #506 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,751 girlsKYWest Virginia: #280 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,741 girlsWVVirginia: #436 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,701 girlsVAMaryland: #371 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,573 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedDEArizona: #329 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,608 girlsAZNew Mexico: #135 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 509 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedARTennessee: #379 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,831 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #333 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,294 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #440 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,201 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #395 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,411 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Naomi, so not publishedALGeorgia: #581 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,140 girlsGAHawaii: #128 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 405 girlsHITexas: #378 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,190 girlsTXFlorida: #567 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,448 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#128 · 1 in 405
  2. New Mexico#135 · 1 in 509
  3. Maine#171 · 1 in 818
  4. Minnesota#189 · 1 in 1,046
  5. Connecticut#209 · 1 in 1,130

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#128111 in 405
New Mexico#135151 in 509
Maine#17181 in 818
Minnesota#189231 in 1,046
Connecticut#209141 in 1,130
Colorado#213161 in 984
Massachusetts#217261 in 1,316
New York#251791 in 1,403
West Virginia#28071 in 1,741
Utah#28771 in 1,504
California#290901 in 1,523
Iowa#30881 in 2,179
Wisconsin#324111 in 2,500
Arizona#32991 in 1,608
North Carolina#333161 in 2,294
New Jersey#334191 in 2,144
Pennsylvania#343291 in 2,487
Indiana#367131 in 2,849
Maryland#37181 in 2,573
Texas#378441 in 2,190
Tennessee#379101 in 2,831
Missouri#393101 in 3,128
Louisiana#395111 in 2,411
Illinois#402281 in 2,664
Ohio#422191 in 3,918
Virginia#43681 in 3,701
Michigan#437171 in 3,641
South Carolina#44061 in 3,201
Washington#49551 in 3,838
Kentucky#50651 in 4,751
Florida#567101 in 4,448
Georgia#58171 in 5,140
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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 1972

girls
#346
639 births · 1 in 2,381 girls

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #346Naomi639
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 2,381 of them was named Naomi, which outranked 96.4% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Naomi
  1. #343Marlene655
  2. #344Patrice642
  3. #345Lesley641
  4. #346Naomi639
  5. #346Marisol639
  6. #348Ruby638
  7. #349Bernadette637
  8. #350Betsy634

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

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

See the top 100 for 1972 →