US rank #8579 Girls' name Peak 2005 266 births

Nehemie — #8579 US girls' name

266 babies named Nehemie in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s672000s692010s802020s29
#8579
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 51% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Nehemie was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

13 babies were named Nehemie in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nehemie

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Nehemie between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nehemie currently holds the #8579 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nehemie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 80 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nehemie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Nehemie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nehemie 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 266 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.

Nehemie at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

266

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2005

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,579

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nehemie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
13
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
468101214 20242017201220072001199619901986 7

Nehemie by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
80 births that decade — 30% of Nehemie's all-time total
1980s211990s672000s692010s802020s29

Nehemie by state

Where Nehemie concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Nehemie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
45 16.9%
#2 New York
5 1.9%
Florida share of Nehemie's total US births 16.9%
Even split

45 of 266 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nehemie?
266 babies have been named Nehemie since 1986. It currently ranks #8579 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 13 births.
When was Nehemie most popular?
Nehemie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 80 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Nehemie most popular?
The top states for the name Nehemie are Florida (45 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Nehemie been used?
Nehemie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nehemie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Neha, Nehemiah, Nehal, Nehlani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1986–2024 (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.