How Many People Are Named Nechama?
An estimated 3,799 people in the United States have the first name Nechama. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Nechama peaked in popularity in 2022 with 138 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nechama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nechama paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,799
About 1 in 90,222 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2022
138 births
Total Registered
3,908
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nechama
Nechama is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,908 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nechama as a female name
Ranked #1,571 in 2024
135 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (138 births)
Nechama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nechama span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,030 babies were registered. While Nechama is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nechama by Decade
How has Nechama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nechama by State
Birth registrations for Nechama span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Maryland. The lowest are in Ohio, Florida, Illinois. On average, about 450 Nechamas were registered per state.
Nechama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nechama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nechama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nechama?
We estimate approximately 3,799 people named Nechama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 90,222 Americans share this first name.
Is Nechama a common name?
Nechama is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,908 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nechama most popular?
Nechama reached peak popularity in 2022, when 138 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nechama is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nechama a female name?
Nechama is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nechama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nechama Smith, Nechama Johnson, Nechama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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