Boys' name · since 2003
Nehemia
75 babies named Nehemia in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,382 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,336 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 75
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nehemia currently ranks #11336 among boys' names in America, with 75 babies recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Nehemia recorded 75 times among boys since 2003, holding rank #11336 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #19,382 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,336 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 75 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nehemia ranks #19,382 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,336 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 75 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,382 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,336 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 75
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nehemia's 75 recorded births place it above 57.33% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nehemia compares
75 22nd 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
Nehemia's all-time total is 80% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nehemia | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 75 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nehemia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nehemia's full recorded timeline at 2015, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nehemia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nehemia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (28 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Nehemia's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Nehemia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
28 births
- 2010s
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 28 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nehemia's data
- Nehemia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 2020s (19) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Nehemia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Nehemia 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.