WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5, episode 1, "Dos Cerritos"Star Trek: Voyager's Naomi Wildman's (Scarlett Pomers) age in Star Trek: Picard season 3 is not completely clear. Naomi Wildman was born on the USS Voyager in Star Trek: Voyager season 2, episode 21, "Deadlock", to xenobiologist Ensign Samantha Wildman (Nancy Hower). Ensign Wildman was already pregnant before the USS Voyager left the Alpha Quadrant, with the nearly two-year gestational period explained by Naomi's father being Ktarian. After her birth, Naomi rapidly grew out of infancy, so Star Trek: Voyager could skip over having a toddler on board, and she could be Voyager's relatable child character.
The half-Ktarian genetics that made Naomi's birth and upbringing on Star Trek: Voyager more convenient from a storytelling perspective also made it tricky to determine exactly how old she is.Naomi doesn't necessarily look or act like her chronological age in Star Trek: Voyager and the USS Voyager crew naturally relates to her according to her developmental age. Additionally, because ex-Borg Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) is operating with somewhat stunted emotional development, an unlikely friendship between Naomi and Seven of Nine forms in Voyager's later seasons.
How Old Star Trek: Voyager’s Naomi Wildman Is In Picard Season 3
Naomi Wildman Would Be A Great Addition To Seven Of Nine's Star Trek: Legacy
To determine how old Naomi would be in Star Trek: Picard season 3, some math is necessary. Star Trek: Voyager season 2, episode 21, "Deadlock", takes place on stardate 49548.7, placing the episode's events in the year 2372. Star Trek: Picard season 3's epilogue, which sees Captain Seven of Nine take command of the USS Enterprise-G, takes place in 2402. That means Naomi would be 30 years old in Star Trek: Picard season 3, and a prime candidate to be part of Seven of Nine's Enterprise-G crew in the highly-desired Picard spinoff Star Trek: Legacy.
In a 2014 interview with StarTrek.com, Naomi's Star Trek: Voyager actress, Scarlett Pomers, said she was "pretty much" done with acting, which might explain the character's absence from current and upcoming Star Trek projects. Given her childhood friendship with Seven of Nine, Star Trek: Legacy would be the best show for a 30-year-old Naomi to appear in if the 35-year-old Pomers has any interest in returning to Star Trek. Otherwise, Naomi could be recast for another confirmed Star Trek project like Tawny Newsome's new Star Trek comedy series, set in the early 25th century.
How Old Star Trek: Voyager’s Naomi Wildman Is In Lower Decks Season 5
Naomi Wildman Is A Fleet Magazine 30 Under 30 Honorable Mention
In the Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 premiere, "Dos Cerritos", Naomi is name-dropped as being one of 15 honorable mentions in Fleet magazine's 30 Under 30 article. Lieutenant Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) is frustrated that Starfleet's official magazine seemingly forgot to include his own interview, especially since Boimler is also left off the honorable mention list that includes Star Trek: Voyager's Naomi. Boimler's complaint that Naomi is "like ten years old" is close, since Star Trek: Lower Decks takes place in 2381, nine years after Star Trek: Voyager season 2.
Star Trek: Lower Decks promises a bright Starfleet career for Naomi Wildman.
The Fleet magazine article is focused on Starfleet officers who have made their mark before the age of 30, so Star Trek: Lower Decks implies that Naomi is actually in Starfleet at only nine years old. It's not outside the realm of possibility for Naomi to be a genius who could breeze through Starfleet Academy training. Most likely, however, Star Trek: Lower Decks promises a bright Starfleet career for Naomi Wildman while simultaneously poking fun at her inconsistent aging in Star Trek: Voyager made for very convenient storytelling.
