Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Nomi isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nomi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 616
- 0 boys · 616 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 59
- #2,883 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +98%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 59 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,883 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 98.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 612 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.
Nomi’s family of names
In Greek usage, Nomi as a surname is a transliteration of Νόμι.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nomi
- Nomi Prinsauthorborn 2000
- Nomi RuizAmerican singer-songwriterborn 1986
- Nomi StomphorstDutch water polo playerborn 1992
- Nomi Munekatsusamurai1527–1592
- Nomi Talismanfilmmakerborn 1966
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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