Nehemias
Nehemias was the 1550th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 111 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 227 places. More babies were named Nehemias in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,550 boys, up 246 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 111boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025111 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,891babies recorded
Nehemias popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,550 | 111 |
| 2020 | #1,796 | 84 |
| 2010 | #2,618 | 47 |
| 2000 | #4,023 | 20 |
| 1990 | #9,083 | 5 |
| 1980 | #6,960 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nehemias, counting every spelling?
Nehemias has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,470 for boys in 2025, against #1,550 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Nehemias?
111 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nehemias (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nehemias 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 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nehemias.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nehemias?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Nehemias are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Nehemias a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Nehemias by state
How common Nehemias was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×), Florida (1.6×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nehemias: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nehemias, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nehemias
How popular is the name Nehemias?
Nehemias was the 1550th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 111 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 227 places. More babies were named Nehemias in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nehemias a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nehemias in the US.
Where is Nehemias most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nehemias was most common in Georgia (0.11 per 1,000 boys), followed by Florida and Pennsylvania.