boy's name
Nechemia
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 161
Nechemia is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1988.
Nechemia over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 30 |
| 2010s | 48 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 63 |
How popular is Nechemia?
In 2025, Nechemia was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Nechemia
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nechemia also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nechemia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nechemia
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nechemia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nechemia
How popular is the name Nechemia?
In 2025, Nechemia was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nechemia a girl's or a boy's name?
Nechemia is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Nechemia most popular?
Nechemia peaked in 2019, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nechemia a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nechemia currently ranks #6,463 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.