girl's name
Nechama
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 4,310
Nechama is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 122 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 138 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 27,175 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1950.
Nechama over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 17 |
| 1960s | 61 |
| 1970s | 265 |
| 1980s | 434 |
| 1990s | 588 |
| 2000s | 858 |
| 2010s | 1,030 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 777 |
How popular is Nechama?
In 2025, Nechama was given to 122 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Nechama is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nechama
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nechama also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nechama over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nechama
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nechama — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nechama
How popular is the name Nechama?
In 2025, Nechama was given to 122 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Nechama a girl's or a boy's name?
Nechama is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nechama most popular?
Nechama peaked in 2022, when 138 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nechama a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nechama currently ranks #1,688 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.