Girls' name · since 1981

Naomy

Naomy has 1,850 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,951 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,494 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,850
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

1,850 babies have been named Naomy since 1981, making it today's #4494 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Naomy recorded 1,850 times among girls since 1981, holding rank #4494 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.

  • #4,951 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,494 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 1,850 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naomy ranks #4,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,494 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,850 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,951 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,494 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
1,850
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%74%
Naomy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Naomy's 1,850 recorded births place it above 93.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

13 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Naomy compares

1,850 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Naomy's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Naomy Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 1,850 376 567,345
Peak-year births 126 21 19,840

Naomy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Naomy's full recorded timeline at 2007, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 126 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Naomy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
126
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
050100150 198119931998200320082013201820232025 31

Naomy by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (715 births, 39% of the file).

2000s was Naomy's strongest decade.

715 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Naomy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 715 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Naomy compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Naomy's total volume

Naomy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -110, 3.5%-33, 5.8%-65, 6.6%-39, 6.1%-60, 7.8%-100, 3.9%-21, 11%-30, 9.4%-79, 3.8%-112, 4.6%-61, 3.6%-56, 4.8%-56, 3.9%-115, 1.7%-130, 3.9%Naomy-45, 6.8%Naomy
Naomy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Naomy by state

Where Naomy concentrates geographically, total births since 1981

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Naomy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
468 25.3%
#2 Texas
246 13.3%
#3 New York
61 3.3%
#4 Florida
50 2.7%
#5 Illinois
17 0.9%
#6 New Jersey
12 0.6%
#7 North Carolina
11 0.6%
#8 Georgia
10 0.5%
California share of Naomy's total US births 25.3%
Even split

468 of 1,850 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Naomy appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Naomy?
Naomy has been given to 1,850 babies in the U.S. since 1981, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,951 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,494 of 17,297. 126 babies were born in 2008, its single highest year.
Where does Naomy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Naomy ranks #4,951 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,494 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Naomy most popular?
Naomy was most popular in the 2000s decade with 715 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Naomy most popular?
The top states for the name Naomy are California (468 births), Texas (246 births), New York (61 births).
How long has the name Naomy been used?
Records for Naomy go back to 1981, giving 45 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Naomy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Naomi, Naoma, Naomie, Naomia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Naomy's data

  • Naomy's decade-level peak was the 2000s (715 total births); usage has since declined to 209 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Naomys (468 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Naomy

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Naomy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Naomy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.