Boys' name · peaked in 2013
Nehemiah name popularity since 1925
22,228 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Nehemiah (2.9% girls, 97.1% boys). Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Nehemiah is about 14 years old in 2026. Nehemiah peaked in 2013 as the #343 name for boys, and it ranked #429 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,228
- Named Nehemiah, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #429
- for boys in 2025 (743 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.1% boys
- 635 girls · 21,593 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.86× its national share
Peak year is the year Nehemiah made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Nehemiah births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2010. Measured as a share of all babies, Nehemiah peaked in 2013.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Nehemiah became 3× more common, from 1 in 7,390 baby boys to 1 in 2,490.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Nehemiah's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Nehemiah.
Decade by decade
Babies named Nehemiah in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 73 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 128 | #4,008 |
| 1940s | 0 | 103 | #2,524 |
| 1950s | 0 | 146 | #1,952 |
| 1960s | 0 | 132 | #3,809 |
| 1970s | 0 | 235 | #1,926 |
| 1980s | 0 | 705 | #1,076 |
| 1990s | 21 | 1,137 | #1,059 |
| 2000s | 202 | 5,516 | #466 |
| 2010s | 266 | 8,926 | #362 |
| 2020–25 | 146 | 4,492 | #429 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
49.6% of babies named Nehemiah from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Nehemiah is most popular
The index compares Nehemiah's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Nehemiah.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.86× | 305 |
| Florida | 2.12× | 1,481 |
| Colorado | 2.00× | 477 |
| Georgia | 1.93× | 1,029 |
| Arizona | 1.62× | 407 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Nehemiah's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Nehemiah.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Nehemiah (2013).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data