Girls' name · since 1950
Nechama
4,030 babies named Nechama in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,686 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,030
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nechama is the #1686 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,030 recorded since 1950.
Nechama has 4,030 recorded births among girls since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1686 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 2025.
- #2,974 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,686 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,030 born since 1950
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nechama ranks #2,974 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,686 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,030 born since 1950, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,974 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,686 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,030
- born since 1950
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nechama's 4,030 recorded births place it above 95.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Nechama compares
4,030 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nechama's all-time total is 11x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nechama | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,030 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 138 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nechama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nechama's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1958, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 138, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nechama popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 138
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Nechama by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,030 births, 26% of the file).
2010s was Nechama's strongest decade.
1,030 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Nechama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 61
1960s
61 births
- 1970s 265
1970s
265 births
- 1980s
1980s
434 births
- 1990s
1990s
588 births
- 2000s
2000s
858 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,030 births
- 2020s
2020s
777 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,030 births (26% of all-time use).
How Nechama compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nechama's total volume
Nechama by state
Where Nechama concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,886 | 46.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 1,272 | 31.6% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 45 | 1.1% |
| #4 | California | | 22 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 12 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 6 | 0.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.1% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.1% |
1,886 of 4,030 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Nechama's data
- Nechama's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,030 total births) through the 2020s (777) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nechamas (1,886 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nechama: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~75 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1950–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nechama draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.