Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Naomi name popularity since 1925
163,777 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Naomi. Half of them were born in 2002 or earlier, so the typical Naomi is about 24 years old in 2026. Naomi peaked in 2025 as the #47 name for girls, and it ranked #47 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 163,777
- Named Naomi, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #47
- for girls in 2025 (4,644 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 163,531 girls · 246 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 2.57× its national share
Peak year is the year Naomi made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Naomi births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Naomi both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1938 and 1943, Naomi's share of baby girls fell by 42%, from 1 in 891 to 1 in 1,540.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, it became 1.9× more common, from 1 in 3,160 baby girls to 1 in 1,620.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Naomi's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Naomi.
Decade by decade
Babies named Naomi in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 8,602 | 32 | – |
| 1930s | 13,500 | 64 | #144 |
| 1940s | 8,951 | 5 | #235 |
| 1950s | 7,495 | 0 | #326 |
| 1960s | 6,161 | 5 | #379 |
| 1970s | 8,426 | 29 | #267 |
| 1980s | 10,864 | 48 | #240 |
| 1990s | 12,910 | 12 | #213 |
| 2000s | 23,763 | 18 | #138 |
| 2010s | 36,194 | 22 | #75 |
| 2020–25 | 26,665 | 11 | #47 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.4% of babies named Naomi from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Naomi is most popular
The index compares Naomi's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Naomi.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 2.57× | 1,309 |
| Alaska | 1.91× | 463 |
| Nevada | 1.60× | 932 |
| New Mexico | 1.48× | 1,330 |
| Washington | 1.42× | 3,881 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Naomi and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Naomi (this page) | 163,531 | 2025 |
| Naomie | 1,916 | 2010 |
| Nahomi | 1,912 | 2024 |
| Naomy | 1,850 | 2008 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Naomi's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Naomi.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Naomi (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data