Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: JapaneseNaomi or Noemi is a given name of separate biblical Hebrew and Japanese origin used in various languages and cultures.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Naomi yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
Book of Ruth — Naomi is Ruth's mother-in-law, the one who says 'where you go, I will go.' That loyalty, that rootedness. I've always loved that story and the name carries it for me.
— Rebecca, Baltimore MD, 2018
Naomi Campbell, Naomi Judd, Naomi Osaka — three very different women with the same name and all of them have force to them. My daughter's name is in good company.
— Tamara, Chicago IL, 2020
Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 96 | #100 |
| 1972 | 106 | #96 |
| 1973 | 121 | #91 |
| 1974 | 184 | #65 |
| 1975 | 206 | #58 |
| 1976 | 167 | #67 |
| 1977 | 191 | #65 |
| 1978 | 227 | #51 |
| 1979 | 233 | #51 |
| 1980 | 250 | #46 |
| 1981 | 216 | #59 |
| 1982 | 247 | #46 |
| 1983 | 214 | #55 |
| 1984 | 185 | #61 |
| 1985 | 180 | #63 |
| 1986 | 181 | #65 |
| 1987 | 157 | #74 |
| 1988 | 133 | #84 |
| 1989 | 151 | #83 |
| 1990 | 52 | #106 |
| 1991 | 47 | #106 |
| 1992 | 148 | #84 |
| 1993 | 155 | #84 |
| 1994 | 158 | #84 |
| 1995 | 152 | #84 |
| 1996 | 91 | #93 |
| 2014 | 7 | #246 |
| 2015 | 5 | #322 |
| 2016 | 2 | #743 |
| 2017 | 7 | #214 |
