Girls' name · since 1954

Nomi

Nomi has 616 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#10,380 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,869 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
616
born since 1954
2020s
peak decade

Yes -- Nomi is the #2869 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 616 recorded since 1954.

Nomi has 616 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2869 as of the latest data, more common than 83% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2025.

  • #10,380 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,869 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 616 born since 1954
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nomi ranks #10,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,869 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 616 born since 1954, peaking in the 2020s.

#10,380 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,869 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
616
born since 1954
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%83.4%
Nomi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nomi's 616 recorded births place it above 85.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Nomi compares

616 Top 41% higher than 59% 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

Nomi's all-time total is 64% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nomi Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 616 376 567,345
Peak-year births 71 21 19,840

Nomi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nomi's full recorded timeline at 2012, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 71 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nomi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
71
Annual births at peak, across 72 years of records
020406080 19541997200620112015201920232025 59

Nomi by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (357 births, 58% of the file).

2020s was Nomi's strongest decade.

357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Nomi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 357 births (58% of all-time use).

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

How Nomi 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 Nomi's total volume

Nomi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 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 -30, 7.1%-97, 5.7%-146, 4.7%-108, 4.9%-30, 6.7%-42, 5.5%-24, 7.9%-19, 10.7%-40, 5.4%-80, 6%-66, 3.4%-33, 5.4%-20, 18.4%-27, 13.8%-30, 8.1%Nomi-72, 11.5%Nomi
Nomi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Nomi by state

Where Nomi concentrates geographically, total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nomi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 6.8%
#2 Texas
27 4.4%
#3 North Carolina
19 3.1%
#4 New York
18 2.9%
#5 Georgia
15 2.4%
#6 Pennsylvania
15 2.4%
#7 Florida
7 1.1%
#8 New Jersey
5 0.8%
California share of Nomi's total US births 6.8%
Even split

42 of 616 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nomi?
Nomi has been given to 616 babies in the U.S. since 1954, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #10,380 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #2,869 of 17,297. 71 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Nomi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nomi ranks #10,380 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,869 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 Nomi most popular?
Nomi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 357 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Nomi most popular?
The top states for the name Nomi are California (42 births), Texas (27 births), North Carolina (19 births).
How long has the name Nomi been used?
Nomi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 72 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Nomi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Noma, Nomie, Nomia. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nomi's data

  • California records the most Nomis (42 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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nomi: 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, 1954–2025 (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 Nomi 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.