How Many People Are Named Nehemie?
An estimated 261 people in the United States have the first name Nehemie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nehemie peaked in popularity in 2005 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nehemie 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 Nehemie paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
261
About 1 in 1,313,235 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2005
13 births
Total Registered
266
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nehemie
Nehemie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 266 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nehemie as a female name
Ranked #8,781 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (13 births)
Nehemie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nehemie span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 80 babies were registered. While Nehemie is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nehemie by Decade
How has Nehemie 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.
Nehemie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nehemie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nehemie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nehemie?
We estimate approximately 261 people named Nehemie 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 1,313,235 Americans share this first name.
Is Nehemie a common name?
Nehemie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 266 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nehemie most popular?
Nehemie reached peak popularity in 2005, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nehemie is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nehemie a female name?
Nehemie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nehemie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nehemie Smith, Nehemie Johnson, Nehemie 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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