Recorded 1890–1980 Girls' name Peak 1927 876 births

Naomia — girls' name

876 babies named Naomia in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111900s151910s1451920s2531930s2241940s1311950s621960s291980s6
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Naomia was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

36 babies were named Naomia in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Naomia

The Social Security Administration has registered 876 babies named Naomia between 1890 and 1980, spanning 91 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Naomia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Naomia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Naomia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Carolina and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Naomia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Naomia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 876 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Naomia at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

876

Since 1890

91 years of records

Peak year

1927

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1890

Recorded for 91 years

Last year on file: 1980

Naomia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1890

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1927)
36
Annual births at peak — across 91 years of records
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Naomia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
253 births that decade — 29% of Naomia's all-time total
1890s111900s151910s1451920s2531930s2241940s1311950s621960s291980s6

Naomia by state

Where Naomia concentrates geographically — total births since 1890

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Naomia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
7 0.8%
#2 North Carolina
6 0.7%
#3 Texas
6 0.7%
Georgia share of Naomia's total US births 0.8%
Even split

7 of 876 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naomia?
876 babies have been named Naomia since 1890. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1927 with 36 births.
When was Naomia most popular?
Naomia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Naomia most popular?
The top states for the name Naomia are Georgia (7 births), North Carolina (6 births), Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Naomia been used?
Naomia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 91 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Naomia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naomi, Naoma, Naomie, Naomy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1890–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.