Nehemias vs Nehemiah

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

Name A

Nehemias

Boy name · Rank #1646

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Name B

Nehemiah

Boy name · Rank #426

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Metric Nehemias Nehemiah
Current Rank #1646 #426
Total Births (all years) 1,891 21,804
Peak Year 2025 2010
Peak Year Births 111 933
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1968 1886

Births by Decade

Decade Nehemias Nehemiah
1880s - 7
1910s - 95
1920s - 182
1930s - 128
1940s - 103
1950s - 146
1960s 6 132
1970s 13 235
1980s 59 705
1990s 112 1,137
2000s 359 5,516
2010s 781 8,926
2020s 561 4,492

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nehemias Nehemiah
2014 74 889
2015 86 909
2016 89 930
2017 102 895
2018 100 803
2019 102 863
2020 84 820
2021 86 765
2022 76 697
2023 101 725
2024 103 742
2025 111 743

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, 1968–2025.

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