Given name
Neoma
“born under the new moon”
Neoma is used as a given name. One Greek interpretation is “born under the new moon.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Greek interpretation is “born under the new moon.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1885. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Neoma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,240
- 0 boys · 3,240 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 110 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,680 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −16%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,680 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 110 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 880 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Neoma’s family of names
Neoma has a related form in Naomi. Neoma has a related form in Neomia. Neoma has a related form in Neomah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Naomivariant
- Neonavariant
- Neomiavariant
- Neonahvariant
- Neoniavariant
- Neoneavariant
- Neomahvariant
- Neomeneavariant
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