Name Legacy

Nehemias

Recorded 1968–2025 · United States

Nehemias was most popular in 2025, when 111 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,297 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,297, with 111 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,891 people named Nehemias.

Most popular in2025
Rank that year#3,297
Births that year111
Total since 18801,891
Given to100% boys

Nehemias over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Nehemias’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nehemias a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nehemias is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,891 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Nehemias is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org