Naomi is a Hebrew name meaning "pleasantness" or "my delight". In the Book of Ruth, Naomi is the mother-in-law whom Ruth refuses to leave, one of the Bible's great stories of loyalty. The name is also a common Japanese given name with a different origin. In the United States Naomi ranked number 183 in 2000, entered the top 100 in 2010, improved steadily from number 75 in 2015 to a peak of number 44 in 2023 and ranks number 47 among girls in 2025.