Masculine dossier · first seen 1886

Nehemiah

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nehemiah
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2010

Peak rank proxy

932

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1886Peak 20102024

Peak year

2010

Decline from peak

20.7%

2024

739

All-time

21,045

Nehemiah has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2010, when 932 boys were named Nehemiah.

In 2024, only 739 boys were given the name.

Down 20.7% from its peak.

All told, about 21,045 Americans have been named Nehemiah and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1886.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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