Girl’s name · Hebrew, American English, Japanese

Nahomi

How to say it: nah-OH-mee · /nɑˈoʊmi/

Modern American respelling of Naomi (Hebrew: 'pleasantness') - also a Japanese name meaning honest beauty.

Nahomi was the 1,029th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 99 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 51% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #944 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,029for girls in 2025
1 in 17,729US babies
99born in 2025
#944projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Nahomi
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,029
Babies born in 202599
Share of births1 in 17,729
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+51%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#944

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Nahomi is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 56 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Nomi
  • Mimi

Other spellings

Honouring a Nahomi in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Nahomi is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish.

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