Nehemia vs Nehemiah

Side-by-side comparison of Nehemia and Nehemiah — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nehemia

Boy name · Rank #11616

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Name B

Nehemiah

Boy name · Rank #424

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Metric Nehemia Nehemiah
Current Rank #11616 #424
Total Births (all years) 69 21,045
Peak Year 2006 2010
Peak Year Births 8 932
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2003 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Nehemia Nehemiah
1880ss — 7
1910ss — 95
1920ss — 182
1930ss — 128
1940ss — 103
1950ss — 146
1960ss — 132
1970ss — 235
1980ss — 705
1990ss — 1,136
2000ss 28 5,516
2010ss 28 8,922
2020ss 13 3,738

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nehemia Nehemiah
2014 — 888
2015 7 909
2016 — 930
2017 — 893
2018 6 803
2019 7 863
2020 — 820
2021 — 762
2022 7 696
2023 — 721
2024 6 739

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2003–2024.

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