US rank #5437 Girls' name Peak 2008 1,832 births

Neomi — #5437 US girls' name

1,832 babies named Neomi in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s841920s2051930s1711940s1301950s1311960s1161970s1501980s1701990s1642000s2282010s1982020s85
#5437
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

12% of everyone ever named Neomi was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

31 babies were named Neomi in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Neomi

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,832 babies named Neomi between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Neomi currently holds the #5437 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 31 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Neomi performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 228 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Neomi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 138 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Neomi in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Neomi 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 1,832 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.

Neomi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,832

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

2008

31 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,437

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Neomi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
31
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
010203040 202420091994197919641949193419191911 7

Neomi by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
228 births that decade — 12% of Neomi's all-time total
1910s841920s2051930s1711940s1301950s1311960s1161970s1501980s1701990s1642000s2282010s1982020s85

Neomi by state

Where Neomi concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Neomi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
138 7.5%
#2 California
110 6.0%
#3 South Carolina
15 0.8%
#4 Oklahoma
10 0.5%
#5 Louisiana
5 0.3%
#6 New York
5 0.3%
Texas share of Neomi's total US births 7.5%
Even split

138 of 1,832 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Neomi?
1,832 babies have been named Neomi since 1911. It currently ranks #5437 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 31 births.
When was Neomi most popular?
Neomi was most popular in the 2000s decade with 228 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Neomi most popular?
The top states for the name Neomi are Texas (138 births), California (110 births), South Carolina (15 births).
How long has the name Neomi been used?
Neomi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Neomi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neoma, Neola, Neomia, Neosha, 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, 1911–2024 (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.