Neomi
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "pleasant" or "beautiful".
Name Census estimates that about 1,236 living Americans carry the first name Neomi. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Neomi today is around 37 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Neomi births was 2008 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Neomi. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
1.2K
~ 1 in 277,309 Americans
Peak year
2008
31 babies that year
Average age
37
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,542
Tracked since 1911
Popularity
Neomi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Neomi from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 228 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Neomi remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Neomi by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Neomi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Neomis live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Texas, California, South Carolina recorded the most babies named Neomi, while New York, Louisiana, Oklahoma recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 47 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Neomi
The name Neomi is a variant spelling of the Hebrew name Naomi, which is derived from the roots na'am, meaning "pleasant," and na'ama, meaning "loveliness." It originated in ancient Israel and appears in the Old Testament of the Bible as the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth.
In the Book of Ruth, Naomi is a woman from Bethlehem who, due to a famine, relocates to Moab with her husband and two sons. After her husband and sons die, she returns to Bethlehem with her Moabite daughter-in-law Ruth, who remains loyal to her. The name Naomi is significant in this biblical story as it represents her transition from bitterness to joy.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Neomi was Neomi Nephama, a Jewish woman who lived in the 16th century and was the wife of the influential Italian rabbi and philosopher Judah Moscato.
In the 19th century, Neomi Kis was a Hungarian Jewish educator and writer. She was born in 1835 and established the first Jewish girls' school in Budapest, where she served as the principal.
Neomi Rao is an American lawyer and former administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. She was born in 1973 and served in the Trump administration from 2017 to 2019.
Neomi Saibo is a Japanese voice actress known for her work in anime and video games. She was born in 1989 and has voiced characters in popular series such as "Naruto" and "My Hero Academia."
Neomi Badashvili is a Georgian singer-songwriter and actress. Born in 1993, she has released several albums and has appeared in several films and television shows in her home country.
While the name Neomi is not as common as its original Hebrew form Naomi, it has been used throughout history in various cultures and has maintained a connection to its biblical origins and meanings of pleasantness and loveliness.
People
Neomi + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Neomi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Neomi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Neomi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,236 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Neomi going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 277,309 US residents.
Is Neomi a common name?
We classify Neomi as "Rare". It ranks above 91.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,832 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Neomi most popular?
The single biggest year for Neomi was 2008, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Neomi is about 37 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Neomi a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Neomi in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.