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Nehemiah name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nehemiah ranks #429 in male records (743 reported) and #5,189 in female records (25 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#5,189 · 25 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 10 female records (15 to 25); rank moved from #7,496 to #5,189.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 4 female records (29 to 25); rank moved from #4,702 to #5,189.
2025 male rank and count
#429 · 743 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 1 male records (742 to 743); rank moved from #426 to #429.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 22 male records (765 to 743); rank moved from #406 to #429.
Peak year in available data
2016: 930 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Nehemiah becoming more popular?

Nehemiah's reported male count increased by 1 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #426 to #429. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Nehemiah in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for NehemiahFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.9300201620252016: 24 female records2017: 28 female records2018: 24 female records2019: 19 female records2020: 22 female records2021: 29 female records2022: 35 female records2023: 20 female records2024: 15 female records2025: 25 female records2016: 930 male records2017: 895 male records2018: 803 male records2019: 863 male records2020: 820 male records2021: 765 male records2022: 697 male records2023: 725 male records2024: 742 male records2025: 743 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025255,189743429
2024157,496742426
2023206,106725430
2022354,178697447
2021294,702765406
2020225,611820377
2019196,356863370
2018245,415803396
2017284,895895370
2016245,563930358

Questions about Nehemiah’s popularity

How common is Nehemiah in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Nehemiah ranks #429 in male records (743 reported) and #5,189 in female records (25 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Nehemiah?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Nehemiah only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Nehemiah creates a match.

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