Nozomi
How to say it: noh-ZOH-mee · /noʊˈzoʊmi/
Japanese 'nozomi' meaning 'hope, wish' - common girls' name in Japan, also word for bullet train.
Nozomi was the 12,769th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 6 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.2-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #11,535 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #12,769 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 6 |
| Share of births | 1 in 552,557 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.2 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #11,535 |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Nozomi is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Nozomi is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, Japanese.
Famous people named Nozomi
- Nozomi Yamagō (born 1975)Japanese association football player
- Nozomi Okuhara (born 1995)Japanese badminton player
- Nozomi Sasaki (born 1988)Japanese fashion model, singer and actress
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