Nehemias is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Nehemias is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,550 for boy births in the United States (and #3,305 across all names), given to 111 babies — 118 including U.S. territories. Nehemias was first reported in SSA data in 1968 and peaked in 2025 (111 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 111 | 118 | #1,550 |
| 2024 | 103 | 117 | #1,648 |
| 2023 | 101 | 118 | #1,691 |
| 2022 | 76 | 87 | #2,017 |
| 2021 | 86 | 93 | #1,821 |
| 2020 | 84 | 90 | #1,796 |
| 2019 | 102 | 109 | #1,619 |
| 2018 | 100 | 110 | #1,637 |
| 2017 | 102 | 115 | #1,592 |
| 2016 | 89 | 100 | #1,749 |
| 2015 | 86 | 86 | #1,777 |
| 2014 | 74 | 84 | #1,953 |
| 2013 | 59 | 65 | #2,219 |
| 2012 | 54 | 60 | #2,374 |
| 2011 | 68 | 68 | #2,014 |
| 2010 | 47 | 47 | #2,618 |
| 2009 | 45 | 50 | #2,737 |
| 2008 | 47 | 47 | #2,664 |
| 2007 | 56 | 56 | #2,328 |
| 2006 | 66 | 66 | #2,030 |
| 2005 | 38 | 38 | #2,833 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #4,548 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | #3,930 |
| 2002 | 23 | 23 | #3,744 |
| 2001 | 23 | 23 | #3,690 |
| 2000 | 20 | 20 | #4,023 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | #4,947 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | #4,346 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #5,547 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,845 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #5,024 |
| 1994 | 14 | — | #4,465 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #5,662 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #5,533 |
| 1991 | 10 | — | #5,390 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | #9,083 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | #6,722 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,995 |
| 1987 | 8 | — | #5,303 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | #3,610 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #4,058 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #6,158 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | #6,963 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,960 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #4,293 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,632 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,995 |