Is Nechama a boy or girl name?
Nechama is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 135 girls and 0 boys were named Nechama, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,908 US babies named Nechama were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,571
- Babies named Nechama since 1950
- 3,908
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 138 babies
Boys and girls named Nechama, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 61 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 265 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 434 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 588 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 858 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,030 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 655 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,571 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,573 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,552 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,660 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,694 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,929 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 119 | #1,733 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,334 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,850 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,775 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,833 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,948 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,281 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,868 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,088 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,973 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,058 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,227 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,245 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,155 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 89 | #2,061 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,274 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,345 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,184 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,008 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,299 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,179 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,383 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,174 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,410 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,990 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,401 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,151 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,506 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,555 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,511 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,847 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,892 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,069 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,306 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,135 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,041 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,353 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,292 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,519 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,458 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,782 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,237 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,064 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,724 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,663 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,486 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,026 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,707 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,184 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,352 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,772 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,866 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,643 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,297 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,542 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,377 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,674 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,935 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,738 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,614 |
Highest rank
Nechama has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,552 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.