How rare is the name Naomi?

113,178 people in the United States have the first name Naomi, about 1 in 2,669. It ranks #498 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

NAOMI

#498

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
113,178
About
1 in 2,669
This common or more
58.4%
Who bears it

Of the 113,178 people named Naomi, 46.1% reported their origin as White, 22.2% as Hispanic or Latino and 17.6% as Black. Virtually all are female (99.8%). These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Naomi peaked in 2025, when 4,649 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
18802025
Peak year
2025
Births that year
4,649
In 2025*
4,649
Recorded as
almost entirely female

At least 191,837 babies have been given the name since 1880. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Naomi by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #122. The largest share of babies named Naomi, 27.7%, were born in 2013 or later.

1880s#447629
1890s#2772,074
1900s#2293,700
1910s#23212,049
1920s#24518,242
1930s#28513,564
1940s#4238,956
1950s#5687,495
1960s#6796,166
1970s#5428,455
1980s#46210,912
1990s#46312,922
2000s#31323,781
2010s#18936,216
2020s#12226,676
Before 19011.6%
Greatest Generation 1901–2715.9%
Silent Generation 1928–4511.7%
Baby boom 1946–647.4%
Generation X 1965–806.5%
Millennials 1981–969.3%
Generation Z 1997–1220%
2013 and later27.7%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Naomi is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Naomi has been most common in Hawaii (2.3×), Alaska (1.8×), and West Virginia (1.5×), and least common in Vermont (0.34×).

182,556 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Naomi

#496 Cory · 113,340#497 Marcia · 113,325#499 Karla · 113,141#500 Gabriela · 112,854

Spelled almost the same

8 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Naomi, most common first.

#8,628 Naomie · 1,673#9,433 Naomy · 1,472#10,003 Nahomi · 1,354#12,409 Nami · 1,003#12,766 Naiomi · 965#13,046 Nayomi · 936#15,284 Naoma · 755#29,690 Naome · 297

Also a last name

As a last name, Naomi ranks #102,571 of 156,621, with 187 people. See Naomi as a last name

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