Naomi
Naomi is a female given name: 100% of people named Naomi are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 0% male / 100% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Israel, Japan
- US births since 1880
- 278 male / 156,811 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Naomi
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Naomi," in English, "Guten Tag Naomi," in German. Naomi is a female given name: about 100% of people named Naomi are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Naomi,
German
Guten Tag Naomi,
French
Bonjour Naomi,
Spanish
Estimado/a Naomi:
Chinese
Naomi您好：
Japanese
Naomi様
English
Hi Naomi,
German
Hi Naomi,
French
Salut Naomi,
Spanish
Hola Naomi,
Chinese
Naomi你好：
Japanese
Naomiさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Israel | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Japan | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
278 male · 156,811 female · 157,089 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Naomi a male or female name?
Naomi is a female given name: 100% of people named Naomi are women, and it is recorded as female in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Naomi in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Naomi," in English, "Guten Tag Naomi," in German. Naomi is a female given name: about 100% of people named Naomi are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Naomi a unisex name?
Naomi is not a unisex name: 0% of people named Naomi are men. Naomi leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Naomi a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/naomi (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_naomi,
title = {Is Naomi a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/naomi},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}