Girls' name · since 1986
Nehemie
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 271 babies named Nehemie, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,503 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
271 babies have been named Nehemie since 1986, making it today's #15503 girls' name.
Nehemie has 271 recorded births among girls since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15503 as of the latest data, more common than 10% of girls, 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 1986 to 2025.
- #16,826 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,503 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 271 born since 1986
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nehemie ranks #16,826 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,503 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 271 born since 1986, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,826 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,503 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 271
- born since 1986
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nehemie's 271 recorded births place it above 76.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Nehemie compares
271 43rd percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Nehemie's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nehemie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 271 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nehemie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nehemie splits its recorded history at 2006: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2005 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nehemie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Nehemie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (80 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Nehemie's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Nehemie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 21
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 80 births (30% of all-time use).
Nehemie by state
Where Nehemie concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
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- Nehemie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (80 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Nehemies (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Nehemie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Nehemie 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.