Nehemiah Boy
How popular is Nehemiah?
#429 boy name in 2025
743 baby boys were named Nehemiah in the US in 2025, making it the 429th most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
Nehemiah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #429 for boys (▼ 3 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 743 boys, 25 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #362 in 2015, #377 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2010 (933 boys) |
| Highest rank | #336 in 2010 |
| First recorded | 1886 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 97% boys, 3% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nehemiah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nehemiah family of names ranked #418 for boys in 2025 (#416 the year before), with 754 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nehemiah | 743 | 99% |
| Nehemyah | 5 | 1% |
| Nehemia | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nehemiah is most popular
Babies named Nehemiah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Mexico: 1.6 per 1,000 (52 boys)
- Hawaii: 1.2 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Alaska: 0.8 per 1,000 (10 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.7 per 1,000 (66 boys)
- Georgia: 0.7 per 1,000 (174 boys)
Nehemiah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | #758 |
| 1910s | 95 | #1,386 |
| 1920s | 182 | #1,457 |
| 1930s | 128 | #1,584 |
| 1940s | 103 | #1,737 |
| 1950s | 146 | #1,591 |
| 1960s | 132 | #1,658 |
| 1970s | 235 | #1,137 |
| 1980s | 705 | #1,006 |
| 1990s | 1,137 | #826 |
| 2000s | 5,516 | #358 |
| 2010s | 8,926 | #336 |
| 2020s | 4,492 | #377 |
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Questions
- Is Nehemiah a boy or girl name?
- Nehemiah is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 97% of babies named Nehemiah were boys.
- How popular is the name Nehemiah?
- 743 baby boys were named Nehemiah in the US in 2025, making it the 429th most popular boy name. Another 25 girls got the name (#5,098 for girls).
- When was Nehemiah most popular?
- Nehemiah peaked in 2010, when 933 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #336 in 2010.
- How many people are named Nehemiah?
- 22,439 babies have been named Nehemiah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 21,680 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Nehemiah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nehemiah was most common in New Mexico, at 1.6 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.