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Naomi
Naomi (なおみ) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 直美, 直 honest + 美 beautiful. It was most popular in the past, reaching No. 1 in 3 different years between 1968 and 1970.
な · お · み · なおみ · ナオミ
Ways to write Naomi
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
直美
直honest, straight美beautiful
Girl, best No. 1 (1965–1972)尚美
尚to esteem, still more美beautiful
Boys and girls, 46 notable people on Wikidata奈緒美
奈(used for its sound, na)緒thread, beginning美beautiful
Girl, 32 notable people on Wikidata直己
直honest, straight己self
Boys and girls, 11 notable people on Wikidata直巳
直honest, straight巳snake (zodiac)
Boys and girls, 9 notable people on Wikidata直実
直honest, straight実fruit, truth
Boys and girls, 7 notable people on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Naomi appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
菜央実greens + centre + fruitGirl
菜央美greens + centre + beautifulGirl
菜桜見greens + cherry blossom + to seeGirl
菜緒美greens + thread + beautifulGirl
菜織美greens + to weave + beautifulGirl
菜臣greens + retainerGirl
菜生実greens + life + fruitGirl
菜生美greens + life + beautifulGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Naomi has ranked among baby names each year. It reached No. 1 in 3 different years, most recently 1970.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1972 | No. 9 |
| 1971 | No. 4 |
| 1970 | No. 1 |
| 1969 | No. 1 |
| 1968 | No. 1 |
| 1967 | No. 6 |
| 1965 | No. 10 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.
Famous people named Naomi
Naomi Kawase 直美Japanese filmmaker
Naomi Watanabe 直美Japanese comedy talent, actress
Naomi Shindō 進藤 尚美Japanese voice actress
Naomi Uemura 植村 直己Japanese mountain climber
Naomi Ōzora 直美Japanese voice actress
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this given name.