Girls' name · since 1982
Nyomi
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 4,254 babies named Nyomi, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #826 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,254
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nyomi currently ranks #826 among girls' names in America, with 4,254 babies recorded since 1982.
Nyomi has 4,254 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #826 as of the latest data, more common than 95% 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 1982 to 2025.
- #2,862 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #826 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,254 born since 1982
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyomi ranks #2,862 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #826 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,254 born since 1982, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,862 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #826 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,254
- born since 1982
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nyomi's 4,254 recorded births place it above 96.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nyomi compares
4,254 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Nyomi's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyomi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,254 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 344 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyomi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nyomi's full recorded timeline at 2006, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 344 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nyomi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 344
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Nyomi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,862 births, 44% of the file).
2020s was Nyomi's strongest decade.
1,862 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Nyomi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 132
1990s
132 births
- 2000s 633
2000s
633 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,604 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,862 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,862 births (44% of all-time use).
How Nyomi 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 Nyomi's total volume
Nyomi by state
Where Nyomi concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 379 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 324 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 268 | 6.3% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 224 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 210 | 4.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 200 | 4.7% |
| #7 | New York | | 196 | 4.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 190 | 4.5% |
379 of 4,254 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Nyomi appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Nyomis (379 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nyomi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
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, 1982–2025 (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 Nyomi 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.