Is Nehemiah a boy or girl name?
Nehemiah is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 15 girls and 739 boys were named Nehemiah, so 2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.8% of the 21,655 US babies named Nehemiah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #426
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,468
- Babies named Nehemiah since 1886
- 21,655
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 968 babies
Boys and girls named Nehemiah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 182 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 128 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 103 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 146 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 132 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 235 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 705 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,136 | 21 | 1.8% |
| 2000s | 5,516 | 202 | 3.5% |
| 2010s | 8,922 | 266 | 2.9% |
| 2020s | 3,738 | 121 | 3.1% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 739 | #426 | 15 | #7,468 |
| 2023 | 721 | #431 | 20 | #6,101 |
| 2022 | 696 | #447 | 35 | #4,175 |
| 2021 | 762 | #408 | 29 | #4,698 |
| 2020 | 820 | #377 | 22 | #5,607 |
| 2019 | 863 | #370 | 19 | #6,354 |
| 2018 | 803 | #396 | 24 | #5,413 |
| 2017 | 893 | #370 | 28 | #4,895 |
| 2016 | 930 | #358 | 24 | #5,559 |
| 2015 | 909 | #362 | 21 | #6,186 |
| 2014 | 888 | #360 | 33 | #4,425 |
| 2013 | 931 | #343 | 29 | #4,849 |
| 2012 | 906 | #342 | 27 | #5,208 |
| 2011 | 867 | #348 | 25 | #5,496 |
| 2010 | 932 | #336 | 36 | #4,160 |
| 2009 | 853 | #360 | 20 | #6,741 |
| 2008 | 871 | #358 | 23 | #6,085 |
| 2007 | 876 | #362 | 15 | #8,413 |
| 2006 | 826 | #360 | 25 | #5,503 |
| 2005 | 545 | #466 | 22 | #5,738 |
| 2004 | 385 | #580 | 21 | #5,909 |
| 2003 | 355 | #600 | 27 | #4,778 |
| 2002 | 288 | #654 | 15 | #7,339 |
| 2001 | 263 | #687 | 21 | #5,506 |
| 2000 | 254 | #696 | 13 | #7,908 |
| 1999 | 174 | #871 | 7 | #12,283 |
| 1998 | 179 | #827 | 8 | #10,841 |
| 1997 | 126 | #1,015 | 6 | #13,245 |
| 1996 | 122 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 113 | #1,059 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 90 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 79 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 94 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 88 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 71 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 65 | #1,368 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 57 | #1,384 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 76 | #1,105 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 73 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 75 | #1,076 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 74 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 74 | #1,033 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 81 | #1,012 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 71 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 59 | #1,198 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 62 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 20 | #2,346 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,986 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 27 | #1,860 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 22 | #2,031 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,378 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,798 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,518 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 16 | #2,376 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,645 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,855 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 16 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,737 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,809 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 13 | #2,383 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 23 | #1,685 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,469 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 16 | #2,119 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,281 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,496 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 20 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,849 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,706 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 17 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,558 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,621 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 16 | #1,988 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 13 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 11 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,615 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,647 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,524 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 16 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 9 | #2,681 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,022 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 9 | #2,601 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 16 | #1,771 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,891 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,072 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 5 | #4,007 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 15 | #1,885 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 20 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 10 | #2,596 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,561 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,166 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,787 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 13 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 16 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 22 | #1,711 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 22 | #1,682 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 21 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,960 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 26 | #1,488 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 22 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,490 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,664 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 12 | #2,359 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,260 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #3,149 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,120 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,839 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #817 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nehemiah reached #336 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #4,160 in 2010. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nehemiah
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.