Naomi Overview
Naomi Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Naomi?
The name Naomi means “pleasant” and “gentle.” It comes from Hebrew and reflects qualities of agreeableness and sweetness.
What Is the Origin of The Name Naomi?
Naomi has Hebrew origins and is prominently featured in the Hebrew Bible, particularly in the Book of Ruth.
In the story, Naomi is the mother-in-law of Ruth, and she returns to Bethlehem after the death of her husband and sons.
The name has been used in Jewish communities for a long time and became more popular among English speakers after the Protestant Reformation.
Naomi Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Naomi
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 44 (+2 from 2022) | 4456 (-33 from 2022) | 0.25475 |
2022 | 46 (+8 from 2021) | 4489 (+219 from 2021) | 0.25035 |
2021 | 54 (-2 from 2020) | 4270 (+156 from 2020) | 0.23834 |
2020 | 52 (+7 from 2019) | 4114 (+161 from 2019) | 0.23273 |
2019 | 59 (+5 from 2018) | 3953 (+102 from 2018) | 0.21544 |
2018 | 64 (+5 from 2017) | 3851 (-13 from 2017) | 0.20708 |
2017 | 69 (+6 from 2016) | 3864 (+58 from 2016) | 0.20454 |
2016 | 75 No change from 2015 | 3806 (+31 from 2015) | 0.19660 |
2015 | 75 (+5 from 2014) | 3775 (+60 from 2014) | 0.19350 |
2014 | 80 (+6 from 2013) | 3715 (+263 from 2013) | 0.18990 |
2013 | 86 (-7 from 2012) | 3452 (+25 from 2012) | 0.17908 |
2012 | 79 (+14 from 2011) | 3427 (+235 from 2011) | 0.17670 |
2011 | 93 (+2 from 2010) | 3192 (+56 from 2010) | 0.16473 |
2010 | 95 (+12 from 2009) | 3136 (+97 from 2009) | 0.15994 |
2009 | 107 (+12 from 2008) | 3039 (+122 from 2008) | 0.15007 |
2008 | 119 (+2 from 2007) | 2917 (+129 from 2007) | 0.14005 |
2007 | 121 (+8 from 2006) | 2788 (+80 from 2006) | 0.13173 |
2006 | 129 (+10 from 2005) | 2708 (+284 from 2005) | 0.12954 |
2005 | 139 (+4 from 2004) | 2424 (+149 from 2004) | 0.11943 |
2004 | 143 (+20 from 2003) | 2275 (+223 from 2003) | 0.11275 |
2003 | 163 (+2 from 2002) | 2052 (+86 from 2002) | 0.10227 |
2002 | 165 (+14 from 2001) | 1966 (+140 from 2001) | 0.09954 |
2001 | 179 (+4 from 2000) | 1826 (+70 from 2000) | 0.09218 |
2000 | 183 (+6 from 1999) | 1756 (+107 from 1999) | 0.08799 |
1999 | 189 (+1 from 1998) | 1649 (+19 from 1998) | 0.08470 |
1998 | 190 (+6 from 1997) | 1630 (+104 from 1997) | 0.08409 |
1997 | 196 (+14 from 1996) | 1526 (+135 from 1996) | 0.07993 |
1996 | 210 (+3 from 1995) | 1391 (+77 from 1995) | 0.07255 |
1995 | 213 (+22 from 1994) | 1314 (+112 from 1994) | 0.06838 |
1994 | 235 (+8 from 1993) | 1202 (+57 from 1993) | 0.06166 |
1993 | 243 (+6 from 1992) | 1145 (+28 from 1992) | 0.05808 |
1992 | 249 (+25 from 1991) | 1117 (+106 from 1991) | 0.05572 |
1991 | 274 (+25 from 1990) | 1011 (+87 from 1990) | 0.04972 |
1990 | 299 (-28 from 1989) | 924 (-66 from 1989) | 0.04498 |
1989 | 271 (-17 from 1988) | 990 (-13 from 1988) | 0.04969 |
1988 | 254 (+1 from 1987) | 1003 (+5 from 1987) | 0.05216 |
1987 | 255 (+13 from 1986) | 998 (+53 from 1986) | 0.05325 |
1986 | 268 (-28 from 1985) | 945 (-134 from 1985) | 0.05121 |
1985 | 240 No change from 1984 | 1079 (+31 from 1984) | 0.05844 |
1984 | 240 (-14 from 1983) | 1048 (-55 from 1983) | 0.05812 |
1983 | 226 (-11 from 1982) | 1103 (-119 from 1982) | 0.06163 |
1982 | 215 (-1 from 1981) | 1222 (-2 from 1981) | 0.06735 |
1981 | 214 (-4 from 1980) | 1224 (-26 from 1980) | 0.06844 |
1980 | 210 (+11 from 1979) | 1250 (+75 from 1979) | 0.07020 |
1979 | 221 (+10 from 1978) | 1175 (+104 from 1978) | 0.06818 |
1978 | 231 (+16 from 1977) | 1071 (+69 from 1977) | 0.06515 |
1977 | 247 (+12 from 1976) | 1002 (+79 from 1976) | 0.06091 |
1976 | 259 (+8 from 1975) | 923 (+25 from 1975) | 0.05872 |
1975 | 267 (+33 from 1974) | 898 (+100 from 1974) | 0.05753 |
1974 | 300 (+8 from 1973) | 798 (+41 from 1973) | 0.05095 |
1973 | 308 (+38 from 1972) | 757 (+118 from 1972) | 0.04871 |
1972 | 346 (+32 from 1971) | 639 (+31 from 1971) | 0.03963 |
1971 | 378 (+33 from 1970) | 608 (+53 from 1970) | 0.03469 |
1970 | 411 (+10 from 1969) | 555 (+29 from 1969) | 0.03030 |
1969 | 421 (-20 from 1968) | 526 (-12 from 1968) | 0.02984 |
1968 | 401 (+6 from 1967) | 538 (+26 from 1967) | 0.03147 |
1967 | 407 (-33 from 1966) | 512 (-81 from 1966) | 0.02982 |
1966 | 374 (+5 from 1965) | 593 (+13 from 1965) | 0.03377 |
1965 | 379 (+8 from 1964) | 580 (-37 from 1964) | 0.03174 |
1964 | 387 (-26 from 1963) | 617 (-73 from 1963) | 0.03152 |
1963 | 361 (+6 from 1962) | 690 (+34 from 1962) | 0.03471 |
1962 | 367 (+3 from 1961) | 656 (-17 from 1961) | 0.03236 |
1961 | 370 (-31 from 1960) | 673 (-102 from 1960) | 0.03240 |
1960 | 339 (+23 from 1959) | 775 (+93 from 1959) | 0.03726 |
1959 | 362 (-21 from 1958) | 682 (-81 from 1958) | 0.03281 |
1958 | 341 (+1 from 1957) | 763 (+65 from 1957) | 0.03694 |
1957 | 342 (-22 from 1956) | 698 (-58 from 1956) | 0.03327 |
1956 | 320 (+6 from 1955) | 756 (+61 from 1955) | 0.03671 |
1955 | 326 (-30 from 1954) | 695 (-122 from 1954) | 0.03467 |
1954 | 296 No change from 1953 | 817 (+58 from 1953) | 0.04104 |
1953 | 296 (-4 from 1952) | 759 (-10 from 1952) | 0.03934 |
1952 | 292 (-9 from 1951) | 769 (+6 from 1951) | 0.04043 |
1951 | 283 (-12 from 1950) | 763 (-30 from 1950) | 0.04130 |
1950 | 271 (-10 from 1949) | 793 (-57 from 1949) | 0.04509 |
1949 | 261 (+10 from 1948) | 850 (+29 from 1948) | 0.04842 |
1948 | 271 (-8 from 1947) | 821 (-19 from 1947) | 0.04711 |
1947 | 263 (-19 from 1946) | 840 (+2 from 1946) | 0.04621 |
1946 | 244 (-9 from 1945) | 838 (+41 from 1945) | 0.05196 |
1945 | 235 (-12 from 1944) | 797 (-78 from 1944) | 0.05921 |
1944 | 223 (-4 from 1943) | 875 (-29 from 1943) | 0.06403 |
1943 | 219 (-11 from 1942) | 904 (-82 from 1942) | 0.06298 |
1942 | 208 (-16 from 1941) | 986 (-1 from 1941) | 0.07091 |
1941 | 192 (-13 from 1940) | 987 (-66 from 1940) | 0.07921 |
1940 | 179 (-5 from 1939) | 1053 (-33 from 1939) | 0.08914 |
1939 | 174 (-8 from 1938) | 1086 (-153 from 1938) | 0.09576 |
1938 | 166 (+2 from 1937) | 1239 (+37 from 1937) | 0.10855 |
1937 | 168 (-9 from 1936) | 1202 (-79 from 1936) | 0.10909 |
1936 | 159 (-15 from 1935) | 1281 (-154 from 1935) | 0.11888 |
1935 | 144 (+5 from 1934) | 1435 (+75 from 1934) | 0.13204 |
1934 | 149 (-9 from 1933) | 1360 (-70 from 1933) | 0.12565 |
1933 | 140 (+8 from 1932) | 1430 (+74 from 1932) | 0.13671 |
1932 | 148 (-8 from 1931) | 1356 (-161 from 1931) | 0.12257 |
1931 | 140 (-1 from 1930) | 1517 (-77 from 1930) | 0.13744 |
1930 | 139 No change from 1929 | 1594 (-6 from 1929) | 0.13665 |
1929 | 139 (+2 from 1928) | 1600 (-52 from 1928) | 0.13822 |
1928 | 141 (-4 from 1927) | 1652 (-173 from 1927) | 0.13818 |
1927 | 137 (+4 from 1926) | 1825 (+68 from 1926) | 0.14760 |
1926 | 141 (+3 from 1925) | 1757 (-11 from 1925) | 0.14283 |
1925 | 144 (-4 from 1924) | 1768 (-213 from 1924) | 0.13998 |
1924 | 140 (-3 from 1923) | 1981 (+79 from 1923) | 0.15289 |
1923 | 137 (-3 from 1922) | 1902 (+33 from 1922) | 0.15186 |
1922 | 134 (-2 from 1921) | 1869 (-107 from 1921) | 0.14981 |
1921 | 132 (+2 from 1920) | 1976 (+122 from 1920) | 0.15441 |
1920 | 134 (+6 from 1919) | 1854 (+222 from 1919) | 0.14903 |
1919 | 140 No change from 1918 | 1632 (-60 from 1918) | 0.13894 |
1918 | 140 (-7 from 1917) | 1692 (+73 from 1917) | 0.14072 |
1917 | 133 (-3 from 1916) | 1619 (-30 from 1916) | 0.14408 |
1916 | 130 (-2 from 1915) | 1649 (+101 from 1915) | 0.15188 |
1915 | 128 (+6 from 1914) | 1548 (+420 from 1914) | 0.15119 |
1914 | 134 (+8 from 1913) | 1128 (+288 from 1913) | 0.14160 |
1913 | 142 (-10 from 1912) | 840 (+5 from 1912) | 0.12826 |
1912 | 132 (+9 from 1911) | 835 (+250 from 1911) | 0.14232 |
1911 | 141 (+15 from 1910) | 585 (+83 from 1910) | 0.13241 |
1910 | 156 (-16 from 1909) | 502 (-2 from 1909) | 0.11966 |
1909 | 140 (+6 from 1908) | 504 (+46 from 1908) | 0.13692 |
1908 | 146 (+9 from 1907) | 458 (+48 from 1907) | 0.12919 |
1907 | 155 (+2 from 1906) | 410 (+38 from 1906) | 0.12151 |
1906 | 157 (-1 from 1905) | 372 (+11 from 1905) | 0.11869 |
1905 | 156 (-1 from 1904) | 361 (+11 from 1904) | 0.11650 |
1904 | 155 (-8 from 1903) | 350 (-5 from 1903) | 0.11968 |
1903 | 147 (+11 from 1902) | 355 (+28 from 1902) | 0.12761 |
1902 | 158 (+14 from 1901) | 327 (+71 from 1901) | 0.11665 |
1901 | 172 (+4 from 1900) | 256 (-51 from 1900) | 0.10070 |
1900 | 176 (-10 from 1899) | 307 (+35 from 1899) | 0.09662 |
1899 | 166 (+10 from 1898) | 272 (+8 from 1898) | 0.10990 |
1898 | 176 No change from 1897 | 264 (+23 from 1897) | 0.09630 |
1897 | 176 (-13 from 1896) | 241 (-28 from 1896) | 0.09707 |
1896 | 163 (+5 from 1895) | 269 (+20 from 1895) | 0.10675 |
1895 | 168 (+21 from 1894) | 249 (+53 from 1894) | 0.10077 |
1894 | 189 No change from 1893 | 196 (+10 from 1893) | 0.08306 |
1893 | 189 (+25 from 1892) | 186 (+43 from 1892) | 0.08258 |
1892 | 214 (-12 from 1891) | 143 (+11 from 1891) | 0.06358 |
1891 | 202 (+17 from 1890) | 132 (+10 from 1890) | 0.06715 |
1890 | 219 (+47 from 1889) | 122 (+43 from 1889) | 0.06050 |
1889 | 266 (-26 from 1888) | 79 (-14 from 1888) | 0.04175 |
1888 | 240 (+2 from 1887) | 93 (+17 from 1887) | 0.04909 |
1887 | 242 (+38 from 1886) | 76 (+21 from 1886) | 0.04890 |
1886 | 280 (-38 from 1885) | 55 (-13 from 1885) | 0.03578 |
1885 | 242 (+5 from 1884) | 68 (+7 from 1884) | 0.04791 |
1884 | 247 (-9 from 1883) | 61 (+5 from 1883) | 0.04434 |
1883 | 238 (-3 from 1882) | 56 (+2 from 1882) | 0.04664 |
1882 | 235 (-34 from 1881) | 54 (-1 from 1881) | 0.04667 |
1881 | 201 (+74 from 1880) | 55 (+23 from 1880) | 0.05564 |
1880 | 275 First SSA data recorded | 32 First SSA data recorded | 0.03279 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Naomi
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#582021 | #652022 | #472023 |
Texas (TX)
#582021 | #482022 | #512023 |
New York (NY)
#642021 | #602022 | #612023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#682021 | #472022 | #492023 |
Ohio (OH)
#442021 | #432022 | #412023 |
Illinois (IL)
#552021 | #502022 | #522023 |
Florida (FL)
#542021 | #422022 | #492023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#322021 | #212022 | #252023 |
Georgia (GA)
#232021 | #172022 | #172023 |
Virginia (VA)
#232021 | #272022 | #312023 |
Michigan (MI)
#582021 | #502022 | #622023 |
Indiana (IN)
#522021 | #462022 | #372023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#722021 | #682022 | #572023 |
Maryland (MD)
#172021 | #232022 | #282023 |
Missouri (MO)
#462021 | #562022 | #382023 |
Washington (WA)
#372021 | #302022 | #192023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#442021 | #372022 | #462023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#352021 | #332022 | #352023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#812021 | #602022 | #572023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#1002021 | #902022 | #1002023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#362021 | #322022 | #172023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#772021 | #662022 | #662023 |
Colorado (CO)
#582021 | #742022 | #602023 |
Alabama (AL)
#642021 | #302022 | #442023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#632021 | #602022 | #762023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#592021 | #632022 | #412023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#972021 | #1102022 | #642023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#592021 | #622022 | #512023 |
Kansas (KS)
#592021 | #352022 | #452023 |
Oregon (OR)
#602021 | #422022 | #332023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#492021 | #282022 | #362023 |
Iowa (IA)
#822021 | #982022 | #482023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#492021 | #292022 | #262023 |
Utah (UT)
#1112021 | #642022 | #842023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#782021 | #462022 | #732023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#922021 | #622022 | #772023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#392021 | #242022 | #732023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#932021 | #942022 | #832023 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#122021 | #272022 | #32023 |
Nevada (NV)
#562021 | #382022 | #332023 |
Idaho (ID)
#742021 | #912022 | #1472023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#722021 | #1342022 | #972023 |
Alaska (AK)
#562021 | #622022 | #782023 |
Maine (ME)
#1632021 | #2002022 | #1732023 |
Montana (MT)
#1182020 | #1812022 | #1142023 |
South Dakota (SD)
#932020 | #692021 | #732023 |
Delaware (DE)
#1102021 | #262022 | #202023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#1712020 | #1132021 | #1812022 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#702021 | #912022 | #1642023 |
Wyoming (WY)
#392021 | #682022 | #702023 |
Vermont (VT)
#732010 | #822016 | #1002019 |
Popularity Rankings for Naomi in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#522009 | #372011 | #392016 |
Popularity in Canada
#562021 | #562022 | #542023 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#851994 | #801995 | #891996 |
Popularity in Mexico
#882020 | #992021 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#912020 | #902021 | #992022 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#1212021 | #1322022 | #1092023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#1292020 | #1282021 | #1232022 |
Popularity in Belgium
#1462020 | #1302021 | #1372022 |
Popularity in Argentina
#1552013 | #1312014 | #1632015 |
Popularity in Norway
#1322021 | #1442022 | #1582023 |
Popularity in Ireland
#1652021 | #1502022 | #1372023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#1532022 | #1612023 |
Popularity in Austria
#1572019 | #1762021 | #1962022 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#1662019 | #1852020 | #1652021 |
Popularity in Poland
#1702021 | #1772022 | #1902023 |
Popularity in France
#1872019 | #1712020 | #1742021 |
Popularity in Scotland
#2252021 | #1792022 | #2042023 |
Popularity in Puerto Rico
#2662018 | #1832019 | #2572020 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#1902021 | #3052022 | #3282023 |
Popularity in Iceland
#2082022 |
Popularity in Germany
#2622021 | #2742022 | #2802023 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Naomi a Name for Boys or Girls?
Naomi is primarily a feminine name due to its gentle and pleasant meaning.
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