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Naomi

Naomi: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“pleasantness”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
nay-OH-mee · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Biblical Hebrew name borne by Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament. Naomi also exists independently in Japanese with different kanji-based meanings.

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How popular is Naomi?

20241,384 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Naomi in 20244,605

2024 rank#44 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 1880187,137

Naomi has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Naomi

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Noemipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Nyomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Nahomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew

Naomi questions

What does the name Naomi mean?

Naomi means "pleasantness". It comes from Hebrew. Biblical Hebrew name borne by Ruth's mother-in-law in the Old Testament. Naomi also exists independently in Japanese with different kanji-based meanings.

Is Naomi a boy or girl name?

Naomi is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Naomi?

4,605 US babies were named Naomi in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Naomi?

Naomi is usually pronounced nay-OH-mee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.