Naomi Watts
There are approximately 39 people named Naomi Watts living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 8,788,573 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Naomi with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Watts. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
39
1 in 8,788,573
Named Naomi
129K
Alive today
Named Watts
104K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 129K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 27
Estimated bearers: 104K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #348
Per 100K: 30.39
Top ancestry: White (68.6%)
First name trend
Naomi: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Naomi. The peak year was 2024 with 4,605 births. The average person named Naomi today is 27 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Watts surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Watts, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 68.6%.
- White68.6%
- Black or African American25.5%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Hispanic or Latino2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Naomi has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0375% of the US population, based on 128,523 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Watts appears at a rate of 30.39 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0304%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 39 people with the full name Naomi Watts. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Naomi Watts: questions and answers
How many people are named Naomi Watts?
We estimate approximately 39 people in the United States share the full name Naomi Watts. That works out to about 1 in 8,788,573 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0375%) with the surname frequency (30.39 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Naomi Watts?
We classify Naomi Watts as "Very Rare". About 1 in 8,788,573 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Naomi a male or female name?
Naomi is predominantly female. Out of 187,137 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Naomi profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.