Nehemiah is an established boys' name that peaked in 2010 and remains in steady use.
Nehemiah is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #429 among boys (743) and #5,189 among girls (25) — overall #840 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 768 | 768 | #5,189 | #429 |
| 2024 | 757 | 757 | #7,496 | #426 |
| 2023 | 745 | 745 | #6,106 | #430 |
| 2022 | 732 | 732 | #4,178 | #447 |
| 2021 | 794 | 794 | #4,702 | #406 |
| 2020 | 842 | 842 | #5,611 | #377 |
| 2019 | 882 | 887 | #6,356 | #370 |
| 2018 | 827 | 827 | #5,415 | #396 |
| 2017 | 923 | 923 | #4,895 | #370 |
| 2016 | 954 | 954 | #5,563 | #358 |
| 2015 | 930 | 930 | #6,188 | #362 |
| 2014 | 922 | 922 | #4,425 | #360 |
| 2013 | 960 | 960 | #4,849 | #343 |
| 2012 | 933 | 933 | #5,209 | #342 |
| 2011 | 892 | 892 | #5,496 | #348 |
| 2010 | 969 | 969 | #4,160 | #336 |
| 2009 | 873 | 873 | #6,742 | #360 |
| 2008 | 894 | 894 | #6,089 | #358 |
| 2007 | 891 | 891 | #8,415 | #362 |
| 2006 | 851 | 851 | #5,504 | #360 |
| 2005 | 567 | 567 | #5,738 | #466 |
| 2004 | 406 | 406 | #5,909 | #580 |
| 2003 | 382 | 382 | #4,779 | #600 |
| 2002 | 303 | 303 | #7,339 | #654 |
| 2001 | 284 | 284 | #5,506 | #687 |
| 2000 | 267 | 267 | #7,911 | #696 |
| 1999 | 181 | 181 | #12,283 | #871 |
| 1998 | 187 | 187 | #10,841 | #827 |
| 1997 | 132 | — | #13,245 | #1,015 |
| 1996 | 122 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1995 | 113 | — | — | #1,059 |
| 1994 | 90 | — | — | #1,217 |
| 1993 | 80 | — | — | #1,275 |
| 1992 | 94 | — | — | #1,140 |
| 1991 | 88 | — | — | #1,187 |
| 1990 | 71 | — | — | #1,324 |
| 1989 | 65 | — | — | #1,368 |
| 1988 | 57 | — | — | #1,384 |
| 1987 | 76 | — | — | #1,105 |
| 1986 | 73 | — | — | #1,097 |
| 1985 | 75 | — | — | #1,076 |
| 1984 | 74 | — | — | #1,039 |
| 1983 | 74 | — | — | #1,033 |
| 1982 | 81 | — | — | #1,012 |
| 1981 | 71 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1980 | 59 | — | — | #1,198 |
| 1979 | 62 | — | — | #1,150 |
| 1978 | 20 | — | — | #2,346 |
| 1977 | 25 | — | — | #1,986 |
| 1976 | 27 | — | — | #1,860 |
| 1975 | 25 | — | — | #1,926 |
| 1974 | 22 | — | — | #2,031 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | — | #2,378 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,800 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | — | #2,518 |
| 1970 | 16 | — | — | #2,376 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | — | #2,645 |
| 1968 | 10 | — | — | #2,855 |
| 1967 | 16 | — | — | #2,011 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | — | #2,738 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | — | #3,809 |
| 1964 | 13 | — | — | #2,383 |
| 1963 | 23 | — | — | #1,685 |
| 1962 | 12 | — | — | #2,470 |
| 1961 | 16 | — | — | #2,120 |
| 1960 | 14 | — | — | #2,282 |
| 1959 | 7 | — | — | #3,497 |
| 1958 | 20 | — | — | #1,822 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | — | #3,847 |
| 1956 | 22 | — | — | #1,706 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | — | #1,952 |
| 1954 | 11 | — | — | #2,558 |
| 1953 | 23 | — | — | #1,621 |
| 1952 | 16 | — | — | #1,989 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | — | #2,219 |
| 1950 | 11 | — | — | #2,399 |
| 1949 | 18 | — | — | #1,803 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | — | #2,615 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | — | #2,647 |
| 1945 | 9 | — | — | #2,524 |
| 1944 | 16 | — | — | #1,796 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | — | #2,681 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | — | #2,022 |
| 1941 | 9 | — | — | #2,601 |
| 1940 | 9 | — | — | #2,620 |
| 1939 | 16 | — | — | #1,771 |
| 1938 | 16 | — | — | #1,794 |
| 1937 | 15 | — | — | #1,891 |
| 1936 | 7 | — | — | #3,072 |
| 1935 | 5 | — | — | #4,008 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | — | #2,087 |
| 1933 | 15 | — | — | #1,885 |
| 1932 | 20 | — | — | #1,632 |
| 1931 | 10 | — | — | #2,596 |
| 1930 | 11 | — | — | #2,561 |
| 1929 | 14 | — | — | #2,166 |
| 1928 | 10 | — | — | #2,787 |
| 1927 | 13 | — | — | #2,377 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | — | #2,049 |
| 1925 | 20 | — | — | #1,783 |
| 1924 | 22 | — | — | #1,711 |
| 1923 | 22 | — | — | #1,682 |
| 1922 | 21 | — | — | #1,741 |
| 1921 | 18 | — | — | #1,960 |
| 1920 | 26 | — | — | #1,488 |
| 1919 | 22 | — | — | #1,611 |
| 1918 | 12 | — | — | #2,490 |
| 1917 | 10 | — | — | #2,664 |
| 1916 | 12 | — | — | #2,359 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | — | #2,260 |
| 1914 | 6 | — | — | #3,149 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | — | #3,120 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | — | #1,839 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,492 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #817 |