Naomi
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Hebrew. From Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Naomi (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Naomi has been fairly steady 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 | 12 |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | 14 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 18 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 23 |
| 2005 | 28 |
| 2006 | 39 |
| 2007 | 37 |
| 2008 | 28 |
| 2009 | 34 |
| 2010 | 43 |
| 2011 | 38 |
| 2012 | 42 |
| 2013 | 40 |
| 2014 | 50 |
| 2015 | 58 |
| 2016 | 60 |
| 2017 | 72 |
| 2018 | 80 |
| 2019 | 85 |
| 2020 | 84 |
| 2021 | 73 |
| 2022 | 64 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 149 |
| 2000 | 167 |
| 2001 | 188 |
| 2002 | 204 |
| 2003 | 215 |
| 2004 | 243 |
| 2005 | 267 |
| 2006 | 309 |
| 2007 | 343 |
| 2008 | 385 |
| 2009 | 420 |
| 2010 | 473 |
| 2011 | 520 |
| 2012 | 573 |
| 2013 | 617 |
| 2014 | 672 |
| 2015 | 752 |
| 2016 | 830 |
| 2017 | 911 |
| 2018 | 1,002 |
| 2019 | 1,105 |
| 2020 | 1,206 |
Naomi in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Naomi.Hi! My name is Naomi.
- Naomi bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Naomi lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Naomi kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Naomi is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Naomis mamma är lärare.Naomi's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Naomis mamma is Naomi's mum.
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Questions about Naomi
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What does the name Naomi mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Hebrew. From Hebrew נָעֳמִי (no'omí, literally “my pleasantness”), from נועם / נֹעַם (nó'am, “pleasantness”) + ־ִי (-í, “my, of me”).
How popular is Naomi in Sweden?
64 babies were named Naomi in 2022. In 2020, 1,206 people in Sweden had Naomi as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady 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.