Naomi: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced nay-OH-mee · 3 syllables

Naomi means “pleasantness”, from Hebrew.

From Hebrew (no'omi, literally “my pleasantness”), from / (no'am, “pleasantness”) + (-i, “my, of me”).

How popular is Naomi?

Naomi was the #47 name in the US in 2025, given to 4,649 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2020.

Babies named Naomi in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2020).

Half of US adults named Naomi are older than 38; most are between 19 and 83. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Naomi have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Naomi means “pleasantness”. It comes from Hebrew.

Naomi is pronounced nay-OH-mee.

Naomi was the #47 name in the US in 2025, given to 4,649 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2020.

Half of US adults named Naomi are older than 38. Most are between 19 and 83.