Total births
100
US rank #10469 Boys' name Peak 2016 100 births
Nehemyah — #10469 US boys' name
100 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.
#10469
of 14,243 boys in use
More common than 26% of names given to boys today.
2010s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Nehemyah was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
11 babies were named Nehemyah in 2016 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Nehemyah
The Social Security Administration has registered 100 babies named Nehemyah between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nehemyah currently holds the #10469 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 11 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Nehemyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nehemyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.
No etymological entry is currently available for Nehemyah 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 100 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.
Nehemyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#10,469
Active since
2006
Nehemyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006
- Peak year (2016)
- 11
- Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
Nehemyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 50 births that decade — 50% of Nehemyah's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nehemyah? ▼
100 babies have been named Nehemyah since 2006. It currently ranks #10469 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 11 births.
When was Nehemyah most popular? ▼
Nehemyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Nehemyah been used? ▼
Nehemyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nehemyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nehemiah, Nehemias, Nehan, Nehal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Nehemyah
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Nehal Boy
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Nehemia Boy
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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, 2006–2024 (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.