Boys' name · since 1988
Nechemia
Nechemia has 161 recorded births since 1988 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,590 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nechemia currently ranks #6590 among boys' names in America, with 161 babies recorded since 1988.
Social Security Administration records show Nechemia recorded 161 times among boys since 1988, holding rank #6590 nationally today, ahead of 53% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2025.
- #14,295 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,590 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 161 born since 1988
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nechemia ranks #14,295 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,590 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 161 born since 1988, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14,295 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,590 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 161
- born since 1988
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nechemia's 161 recorded births place it above 68.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nechemia compares
161 34th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nechemia's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nechemia | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 161 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nechemia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nechemia splits its recorded history at 2013: 62% of all births land in the more recent half, 38% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1988 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nechemia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Nechemia by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (63 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Nechemia's strongest decade.
63 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Nechemia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
48 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 63 births (39% of all-time use).
Nechemia by state
Where Nechemia concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 19 | 11.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 18 | 11.2% |
19 of 161 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- New York records the most Nechemias (19 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nechemia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Nechemia 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.