Naomi

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A few things about Naomi you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Naomi

Naomi Watts

English actress (born 1968)

Choose Naomi and your child shares a first name with Naomi Watts, an English actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Naomi, like who?” Naomi Watts's Wikipedia article is available in 92 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 346 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Naomi, 4,644 babies in all. In a school of 500 kids, there'd probably be one other Naomi.
• 📜HistoryNaomi has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Naomis, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2024, when it reached #44.
• 📈Then vs nowNaomi is 3.0× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 1,034 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 346.
• 📍Where it's lovedNaomi is most popular in Mississippi, where it ranks #13, followed by Washington, D.C. (#16) and Georgia (#17). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Hebrew, Naomi means “pleasantness”.

About the name Naomi

Naomi is a girl name meaning “pleasantness”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-omi”. US birth records list Naomi for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked #44 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #47, with 4,644 babies.