Total births
143
Girls' name · since 1988
Nozomi
143 babies named Nozomi in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11446
- among girls today
- 143
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 35%
- more common than other girls
143 babies have been named Nozomi since 1988, making it today's #11446 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nozomi recorded 143 times among girls since 1988, holding rank #11446 nationally today, ahead of 35% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #11446 among girls today
- 143 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
- 35% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Nozomi is currently the #11446 girls' name in America, more common than 35% of girls - 143 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11446
- among girls today
- 143
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 35%
- more common than other girls
Nozomi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11446
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 35% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
29% of everyone ever named Nozomi was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
10 babies were named Nozomi in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Nozomi compares
143 30th percentile among 17,726 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
Nozomi's all-time total is 63% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nozomi | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 143 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nozomi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nozomi's full recorded timeline at 2011, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1988, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nozomi at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#11,446
Active since
1988
Nozomi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nozomi by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nozomi's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Nozomi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 41 births (29% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nozomi? ▼
Since 1988, Social Security records show 143 babies named Nozomi. Today it holds rank #11446 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 10 births.
When was Nozomi most popular? ▼
Nozomi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Nozomi been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nozomi since 1988 -- 38 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Nozomi? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nozanin. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1988–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nozomi: #11446 Girls' Name - 143 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nozomi. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nozomi 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 June 2026.