Recorded 2006–2012 Boys' name Peak 2009 57 births

Nehamiah — boys' name

57 babies named Nehamiah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s352010s22
2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Nehamiah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

14 babies were named Nehamiah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nehamiah

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Nehamiah between 2006 and 2012, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nehamiah currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nehamiah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Nehamiah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nehamiah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 57 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nehamiah at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

57

Since 2006

7 years of records

Peak year

2009

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

2006

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2012

Nehamiah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2006

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (2009)
14
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
46810121416 2012201120102009200820072006 6

Nehamiah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
35 births that decade — 61% of Nehamiah's all-time total
2000s352010s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nehamiah?
57 babies have been named Nehamiah since 2006. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 2009 with 14 births.
When was Nehamiah most popular?
Nehamiah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Nehamiah been used?
Nehamiah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 7 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Nehamiah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nehemiah, Nehemias, Nehan, Nehemyah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2012 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.