Fun Facts About the Name Naiomi
- More than 1 thousand babies named Naiomi: U.S. records list 1,189 babies given the name Naiomi from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Naiomi Mean?
Naiomi is a variant spelling of Naomi, a name from the Hebrew Bible, and it carries the same meaning and origin. The name comes from the Hebrew root na'am (נעם), "to be pleasant, delightful, or lovely." The biblical Hebrew form No'omi (נָעֳמִי) ends in the first-person possessive suffix -i, so a more literal reading is "my pleasantness." Many Bible translations and name references use the simpler "pleasantness." The spelling Naiomi does not have a separate etymology or a different meaning; it is an English respelling of the same Hebrew name.
Naiomi Name History & Origins
Naomi is a central figure in the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible. After her husband and sons die in Moab, she returns to Bethlehem and tells the women there to call her Mara, meaning "bitter," saying she went away full and came back empty. The book still refers to her as Naomi afterward, and it is through her daughter-in-law Ruth that she is linked to the ancestry of King David.
Because of that biblical role, the name was used by Jewish communities and later entered English use as an Old Testament name. The spelling Naiomi belongs to a group of English respellings, along with Nayomi and Niomi, that represent the sound of the name rather than a different Hebrew source. The related Hebrew masculine name Noam comes from the same root. In Spanish and Italian, the name appears as Noemí and Noemi, forms shaped by those languages' own spelling conventions.
How Popular is the Name Naiomi?
Naiomi has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #2,250 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,250 | 82 | 0.0051% |
| 2024 | #2,866 | 58 | 0.0036% |
| 2023 | #3,255 | 50 | 0.0031% |
| 2022 | #2,460 | 74 | 0.0045% |
| 2021 | #2,809 | 61 | 0.0037% |
| 2020 | #3,320 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 2019 | #2,880 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 2018 | #3,426 | 46 | 0.0027% |
| 2017 | #3,530 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #4,409 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2015 | #3,376 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 2014 | #5,746 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #4,397 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2012 | #4,453 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2011 | #3,891 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 2010 | #3,794 | 41 | 0.0023% |
| 2009 | #3,784 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 2008 | #4,423 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #6,257 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #4,915 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2005 | #5,387 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2004 | #6,424 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2003 | #4,632 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #5,614 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #6,871 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #8,392 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #5,156 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1998 | #6,971 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #6,396 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1996 | #9,333 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #6,911 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #12,905 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #9,274 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #6,920 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1990 | #14,481 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #11,840 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #10,791 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #12,172 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #10,212 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #9,813 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #7,966 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #8,750 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #11,340 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #9,237 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #8,684 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #9,313 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Naiomi Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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