Naomi

Hebrew

"pleasantness"

Naomi Origin and Meaning

The name Naomi is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "pleasantness".

Naomi was once a primarily Jewish name from the Old Testament that referenced the mother-in-law of Ruth. Because of this, it is a symbolic name given to girls on Shavuot when the story of Ruth is read in the synagogue.

The French version is Noemie, in Italian Noemi. Naomi also has separate Japanese origins as a unisex name meaning "straight and beautiful."

This long-quiet Old Testament name seems to finally be finding favor with parents seeking a biblical name with a soft, melodic sound and a positive meaning, suddenly sounding fresher than the widely used Sarah, Rachel, and Rebecca. It's now more popular than ever after breaking the Top 100 for the first time in 2010.

Beautiful black model Naomi Campbell and blond actress Naomi Watts have helped the modernization. Other namesakes are singer Naomi Judd and feminist writer Naomi Wolf.

Naomi Rank in US Top 1000

# 44 in the US

Naomi Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 128 on Nameberry

Naomi Popularity

• 44 US 2023
• 128 Nameberry 2024
• 70 Canada 2023
• 62 Future 2028
• 185 England 2023
• 183 Scotland 2022
• 98 New Zealand 2014
• 325 Germany 2016
• 96 Netherlands 2023
• 99 Mexico 2021
• 77 Switzerland 2023
• 194 Poland 2020
• 35 Israel 2023

20 Names Similar to Naomi

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Naomi.

• Miriam
• Ruth
• Leah
• Lydia
• Nadia
• Esther
• Eve
• Phoebe
• Hannah
• Noemi
• Natalie
• Noelle
• Vera
• Margot
• Talia
• Helena
• Maya
• Nina
• Nora
• Daphne

Famous People Named Naomi

• Naomi Biblical mother,in,law of Ruth
• Naomi Elaine Campbell British model and actress
• Naomi Ellen Watts British/Australian actress
• Diana Ellen "Naomi" Judd American singer,songwriter and activist
• Naomi Scott English actress and singer
• Naomi Smalls stage name of Davis Heppenstall, American drag queen of "Rupaul's Drag Race"
• Naomi R. Wolf American feminist author
• Naomi Ruth Sims American model, businesswoman, and author
• Naomi Novik American writer
• Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal American screenwriter
• Naomi Schor American literary critic and theorist
• Naomi Shihab Nye American poet and novelist
• Naomi Scott writer and wife of actor Adam Scott
• Naomi ring name of Trinity McCray, American pro wrestler
• Tamlyn Naomi Tomita Japanese,born American actress and singer
• Naomi Rachel King (b. 1970) daughter of novelist Stephen King
• Naomi Christina Biden late daughter of U.S. VP Joe Biden
• Naomi Biden granddaughter of Joe Biden, daughter of Hunter Biden; named after her late aunt, Naomi
• Naomi Cooper (b. 2008) daughter of dancers Adam Cooper and Sarah Wildor
• Naomi Costa (b. 2011) daughter of dancer Ashly DelGrosso and Mike Costa
• Naomi Wallace (b. 2014) daughter of TV personalities Christinna Cook and Dalonte Wallace of "16 and Pregnant"

Naomi in Pop Culture

• Naomi Lapaglia character in film "The Wolf of Wall Street"
• Naomi Clark character on TV's "90210"
• Naomi Leon character in Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
• Naomi Nickel main character in "A Complicated Kindness" by Miriam Toews
• Naomi Paige Porter character in "Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac"
• Naomi Campbell character on British TV series "Skins"
• Naomi character on TV's "Private Practice"
• Naomi character on "Supernatural"
• Naomi Dobson Townsend charatcer from Yesterday's child, by Barbara Wood
• Naomi Nakashima character in manga/anime/video game "Corpse Party"
• Naomi 'Noomi' McCool character in Rainbow Rowell's Landline
• Naomi Wildman character on TV's "Star Trek: Voyager"
• Naomi Turner character on TV's "Elena of Avalor"
• Naomi Rodriguez character in the musical "21 Chump Street"
• Naomi Harper character on the sitcom "Mama's Family"
• Naomi Misora character in the manga/anime "Death Note"