Is Nehemias a boy or girl name?
Nehemias is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 103 boys were named Nehemias, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 1,780 US babies named Nehemias were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,645
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nehemias since 1968
- 1,780
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 103 babies
Boys and girls named Nehemias, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 103 | #1,645 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 101 | #1,690 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 76 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 86 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 84 | #1,796 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 102 | #1,617 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 100 | #1,637 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 102 | #1,591 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 89 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 86 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 74 | #1,953 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 59 | #2,219 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 54 | #2,374 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 68 | #2,014 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 47 | #2,618 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 45 | #2,736 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 47 | #2,664 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,328 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 66 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 38 | #2,832 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,548 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 22 | #3,930 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,743 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,690 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 20 | #4,024 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 14 | #4,946 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,345 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 11 | #5,547 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,844 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 12 | #5,024 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,465 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,662 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,532 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 10 | #5,389 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 5 | #9,080 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,720 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,994 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,303 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,610 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 10 | #4,057 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,160 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,964 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,960 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,295 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,632 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,995 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nehemias reached #1,591 in 2017. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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.
Names spelled like Nehemias
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.