Nehemiah
#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · #429 for boys in 2025, 743 births
Given to boys 97.2% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2010 · 933 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 21,804since 1886
Nehemiah over time
Rank among boys' names. Nehemiah has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,099 | 25 | #429 | 743 |
| 2024 | #7,251 | 15 | #426 | 742 |
| 2023 | #5,960 | 20 | #430 | 725 |
| 2022 | #4,108 | 35 | #446 | 697 |
| 2021 | #4,607 | 29 | #406 | 765 |
| 2020 | #5,487 | 22 | #377 | 820 |
| 2019 | #6,176 | 19 | #369 | 863 |
| 2018 | #5,315 | 24 | #395 | 803 |
| 2017 | #4,811 | 28 | #370 | 895 |
| 2016 | #5,445 | 24 | #358 | 930 |
| 2015 | #6,036 | 21 | #362 | 909 |
| 2014 | #4,350 | 33 | #360 | 889 |
| 2013 | #4,755 | 29 | #343 | 931 |
| 2012 | #5,114 | 27 | #342 | 906 |
| 2011 | #5,358 | 25 | #347 | 867 |
| 2010 | #4,107 | 36 | #336 | 933 |
| 2009 | #6,544 | 20 | #360 | 853 |
| 2008 | #5,955 | 23 | #358 | 871 |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | #361 | 876 |
| 2006 | #5,383 | 25 | #360 | 826 |
| 2005 | #5,600 | 22 | #466 | 545 |
| 2004 | #5,744 | 21 | #579 | 385 |
| 2003 | #4,668 | 27 | #600 | 355 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #652 | 288 |
| 2001 | #5,364 | 21 | #685 | 263 |
| 2000 | #7,580 | 13 | #695 | 254 |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #867 | 174 |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #827 | 179 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #1,013 | 126 |
| 1996 | — | #1,021 | 122 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,053 | 113 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,211 | 90 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,266 | 80 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,135 | 94 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,183 | 88 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,318 | 71 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,362 | 65 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,373 | 57 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,101 | 76 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,094 | 73 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,066 | 75 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,033 | 74 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,028 | 74 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,006 | 81 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,077 | 71 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,187 | 59 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,137 | 62 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,279 | 20 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,948 | 25 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,828 | 27 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,884 | 25 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,983 | 22 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,311 | 17 | |
| 1972 | — | #4,441 | 6 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,464 | 15 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,293 | 16 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,549 | 12 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,735 | 10 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,974 | 16 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,627 | 10 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,537 | 6 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,310 | 13 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,659 | 23 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,364 | 12 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,070 | 16 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,210 | 14 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,766 | 20 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,676 | 22 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,449 | 11 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,592 | 23 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,939 | 16 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,135 | 13 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,321 | 11 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,754 | 18 | |
| 1948 | — | — | ||
| 1947 | — | #2,498 | 10 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,393 | 9 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,563 | 9 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,946 | 14 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,712 | 16 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,741 | 16 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,828 | 15 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,854 | 7 | |
| 1935 | — | #3,645 | 5 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,022 | 13 | |
| 1933 | — | #1,829 | 15 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,584 | 20 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,471 | 10 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,444 | 11 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,096 | 14 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,659 | 10 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,298 | 13 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,981 | 16 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,745 | 20 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,675 | 22 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,644 | 22 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,695 | 21 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,904 | 18 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,457 | 26 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,576 | 22 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,398 | 12 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,259 | 12 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,184 | 12 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,915 | 6 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,821 | 5 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,746 | 9 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,387 | 7 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Nehemiah! It came in at #758, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1887–1910, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Nehemiah is popular in 2018
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#97 · 1 in 348
- District of Columbia#192 · 1 in 658
- Hawaii#207 · 1 in 639
- Colorado#219 · 1 in 860
- Washington#256 · 1 in 1,046
Best ever in a state: #97 in New Mexico, 2018.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #97 | 22 | 1 in 348 |
| District of Columbia | #192 | 6 | 1 in 658 |
| Hawaii | #207 | 6 | 1 in 639 |
| Colorado | #219 | 30 | 1 in 860 |
| Washington | #256 | 33 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Indiana | #285 | 27 | 1 in 1,258 |
| Florida | #298 | 66 | 1 in 1,452 |
| Maryland | #305 | 19 | 1 in 1,389 |
| Connecticut | #323 | 8 | 1 in 1,735 |
| Georgia | #346 | 32 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Virginia | #349 | 24 | 1 in 1,697 |
| Texas | #365 | 94 | 1 in 1,860 |
| North Carolina | #382 | 26 | 1 in 1,929 |
| Wisconsin | #395 | 13 | 1 in 1,980 |
| Alabama | #401 | 12 | 1 in 1,885 |
| Pennsylvania | #403 | 25 | 1 in 2,291 |
| Oklahoma | #406 | 11 | 1 in 1,711 |
| Oregon | #408 | 9 | 1 in 1,846 |
| Illinois | #410 | 28 | 1 in 2,131 |
| Nevada | #410 | 7 | 1 in 1,880 |
| California | #415 | 85 | 1 in 2,430 |
| Louisiana | #421 | 12 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Kansas | #423 | 8 | 1 in 1,817 |
| Missouri | #423 | 14 | 1 in 2,168 |
| Michigan | #435 | 20 | 1 in 2,295 |
| Minnesota | #445 | 12 | 1 in 2,222 |
| Arizona | #446 | 15 | 1 in 2,279 |
| Arkansas | #470 | 6 | 1 in 2,255 |
| New Jersey | #485 | 14 | 1 in 2,869 |
| Ohio | #487 | 20 | 1 in 2,865 |
| Tennessee | #491 | 13 | 1 in 2,731 |
| Massachusetts | #517 | 8 | 1 in 3,536 |
| Mississippi | #531 | 5 | 1 in 2,597 |
| Iowa | #555 | 5 | 1 in 2,872 |
| Kentucky | #565 | 6 | 1 in 3,489 |
| New York | #566 | 26 | 1 in 3,682 |
| South Carolina | #587 | 6 | 1 in 3,482 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nehemiah
- 3 spots since 2024 (#426 → #429)
- 52 spots since 2020 (#377 → #429)
- 67 spots since 2015 (#362 → #429)
- Biggest jump: 186 spots in 1998 (#1,013 → #827)
- Biggest drop: 40 spots in 1999 (#827 → #867)
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 2010 at #336 (933 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 29 yrs · run 1998–2025
- Highest: 1 in 2,032 boys born in 2013 were named Nehemiah (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,299 boys born in 2025 (0.04%)
- Its best rank, #336 in 2010, was only 1 in 2,056 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 40.9% of all boys named Nehemiah (8,926) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | #758 (1886) | #758 |
| 1890s | 0 | — | — |
| 1900s | 0 | — | — |
| 1910s | 95 | #1,387 (1911) | #2,205 |
| 1920s | 182 | #1,457 (1920) | #1,915 |
| 1930s | 128 | #1,584 (1932) | #2,213 |
| 1940s | 103 | #1,738 (1944) | #2,266 |
| 1950s | 146 | #1,592 (1953) | #2,262 |
| 1960s | 132 | #1,659 (1963) | #2,404 |
| 1970s | 235 | #1,137 (1979) | #2,257 |
| 1980s | 705 | #1,006 (1982) | #1,133 |
| 1990s | 1,137 | #827 (1998) | #1,089 |
| 2000s | 5,516 | #358 (2008) | #512 |
| 2010s | 8,926 | #336 (2010) | #358 |
| 2020s | 4,492 | #377 (2020) | #419 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nehemiah in 2018
Top girls' names in 2018
Top boys' names in 2018
More about 2018
girls
1,701,074 girls got a published name in 2018; 1 in 70,878 of them was named Nehemiah, which outranked 70.7% of the 18,152 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #5,152Zeplyn25
- #5,152Zuleyma25
- #5,152Zyon25
- #5,315Nehemiah24
- #5,315Aamiyah24
- #5,315Adaiah24
- #5,315Adama24
- #5,454Aairah23
- #5,454Abbigale23
- #5,454Adi23
Tied with 138 names at #5,315; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,816,158 boys got a published name in 2018; 1 in 2,262 of them was named Nehemiah, which outranked 97.2% of the 14,118 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).