Nehemiah

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Nehemiah is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (3% of births). There have been 21,655 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 21,045 as boys and 610 as girls. Nehemiah gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2010 and remains popular today. It is the #1,766 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 754
2023 741
2022 731
2021 791
2020 842
2019 882
2018 827
2017 921
2016 954
2015 930
2014 921
2013 960
2012 933
2011 892
2010 968
2009 873
2008 894
2007 891
2006 851
2005 567
2004 406
2003 382
2002 303
2001 284
2000 267
1999 181
1998 187
1997 132
1996 122
1995 113
1994 90
1993 79
1992 94
1991 88
1990 71
1989 65
1988 57
1987 76
1986 73
1985 75
1984 74
1983 74
1982 81
1981 71
1980 59
1979 62
1978 20
1977 25
1976 27
1975 25
1974 22
1973 17
1972 6
1971 15
1970 16
1969 12
1968 10
1967 16
1966 10
1965 6
1964 13
1963 23
1962 12
1961 16
1960 14
1959 7
1958 20
1957 6
1956 22
1955 17
1954 11
1953 23
1952 16
1951 13
1950 11
1949 18
1947 10
1946 9
1945 9
1944 16
1943 9
1942 14
1941 9
1940 9
1939 16
1938 16
1937 15
1936 7
1935 5
1934 13
1933 15
1932 20
1931 10
1930 11
1929 14
1928 10
1927 13
1926 16
1925 20
1924 22
1923 22
1922 21
1921 18
1920 26
1919 22
1918 12
1917 10
1916 12
1915 12
1914 6
1913 5
1912 9
1911 7
1886 7