Girl · Hebrew
Naomi
Say it: nay-OH-mee
Meaning
Hebrew No'omi, from no'am 'pleasantness'. In Ruth 1:20 she plays on the name, asking to be called Mara 'bitter' instead.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Used by Puritans and steadily more popular in English-speaking countries since the late 20th century.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 169,075 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 393 girls
- 4,066 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Naomie
| French | Noémie |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Noemí |
| Italian | Noemi |
| Portuguese | Noêmia |
| German | Noemi |
Famous bearers
- Naomi, mother-in-law of Ruth in the Book of Ruth
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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