Boys' name · since 1968
Nehemias
Nehemias has 1,891 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,550 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,891
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,891 babies have been named Nehemias since 1968, making it today's #1550 boys' name.
Nehemias has 1,891 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1550 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, 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 1968 to 2025.
- #3,426 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,550 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,891 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nehemias ranks #3,426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,550 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,891 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,550 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,891
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nehemias's 1,891 recorded births place it above 92.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nehemias compares
1,891 Top 23% higher than 77% of 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
Nehemias's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nehemias | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,891 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 111 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nehemias's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nehemias's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 111, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nehemias popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 111
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Nehemias by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (781 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Nehemias's strongest decade.
781 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nehemias births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 59
1980s
59 births
- 1990s 112
1990s
112 births
- 2000s
2000s
359 births
- 2010s
2010s
781 births
- 2020s
2020s
561 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 781 births (41% of all-time use).
How Nehemias compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nehemias's total volume
Nehemias by state
Where Nehemias concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 240 | 12.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 234 | 12.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 121 | 6.4% |
| #4 | New York | | 92 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 57 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Maryland | | 31 | 1.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 25 | 1.3% |
240 of 1,891 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Nehemias appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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- Nehemias's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (781 total births) through the 2020s (561) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Nehemiass (240 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Nehemias: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1968–2025 (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 Nehemias 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.