Boys' name · since 2006
Nehemyah
106 babies named Nehemyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,046 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nehemyah currently ranks #12963 among boys' names in America, with 106 babies recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Nehemyah recorded 106 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #12963 nationally today, ahead of 7% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #17,046 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,963 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 106 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nehemyah ranks #17,046 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,963 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 106 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,046 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,963 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 106
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nehemyah's 106 recorded births place it above 62.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nehemyah compares
106 27th 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
Nehemyah's all-time total is 71% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nehemyah | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 106 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nehemyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nehemyah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nehemyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Nehemyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (50 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Nehemyah's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Nehemyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
50 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 50 births (47% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nehemyah's data
- Nehemyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (50 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Nehemyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Nehemyah 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.