Naemi
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name of biblical origin.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Naemi (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Naemi has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2019. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 8 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 12 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 13 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 9 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 602 |
| 2000 | 575 |
| 2001 | 555 |
| 2002 | 539 |
| 2003 | 529 |
| 2004 | 515 |
| 2005 | 494 |
| 2006 | 489 |
| 2007 | 457 |
| 2008 | 447 |
| 2009 | 441 |
| 2010 | 428 |
| 2011 | 426 |
| 2012 | 414 |
| 2013 | 418 |
| 2014 | 413 |
| 2015 | 409 |
| 2016 | 404 |
| 2017 | 404 |
| 2018 | 408 |
| 2019 | 428 |
| 2020 | 427 |
Naemi in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Naemi.Hi! My name is Naemi.
- Naemi ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Naemi called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Naemi har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Naemi has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Naemis mamma är lärare.Naemi's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Naemis mamma is Naemi's mum.
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Questions about Naemi
How do you pronounce Naemi in Swedish?
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What does the name Naemi mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name of biblical origin.
How popular is Naemi in Sweden?
9 babies were named Naemi in 2022. In 2020, 427 people in Sweden had Naemi as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2019 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.