Nechama
Nechama was the 1690th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 122 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1553rd with 138 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 85 places. More babies were named Nechama in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,690 girls, up 5 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 122girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022138 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,030babies recorded
Nechama popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,690 | 122 |
| 2020 | #1,695 | 121 |
| 2010 | #2,088 | 95 |
| 2000 | #2,009 | 83 |
| 1990 | #2,555 | 47 |
| 1980 | #2,519 | 38 |
| 1970 | #4,183 | 14 |
| 1960 | #4,674 | 9 |
| 1950 | #4,614 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nechama, counting every spelling?
Nechama has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,523 for girls in 2025, against #1,690 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Nechama?
122 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nechama (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nechama born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 69 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nechama.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nechama?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Nechama are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 8 and 32. That makes Nechama mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nechama by state
How common Nechama was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (21.6×), New York (7.4×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Nechama
How popular is the name Nechama?
Nechama was the 1690th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 122 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1553rd with 138 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 85 places. More babies were named Nechama in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nechama a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nechama in the US.
Where is Nechama most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nechama was most common in New Jersey (1.75 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Maryland.