Nechama
Nechama or Nehama is a Hebrew feminine given name literally meaning "consolation". Notable people with the name include:Nechama Hendel (1936–1998), Israeli singer Nechama Leibowitz (1905–19977), Israeli Bible scholar Nechama Lifshitz (1927–2017), Yiddish language and later Hebrew language soprano and art song performer Nechama Rivlin (1945–2019), Israeli researcher, science secretary, and First…
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Nechama
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nechama or Nehama is a Hebrew feminine given name literally meaning "consolation". Notable people with the name include:Nechama Hendel (1936–1998), Israeli singer Nechama Leibowitz (1905–19977), Israeli Bible scholar Nechama Lifshitz (1927–2017), Yiddish language and later Hebrew language soprano and art song performer Nechama Rivlin (1945–2019), Israeli researcher, science secretary, and First…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Nechama
The earliest SSA record of Nechama as a baby girl name dates back to 1950, when 7 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 141 newborns named Nechama — #1,525 in the national rankings. About 25% of every Nechama on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nechama ranks #1,525 for baby girls with 141 births, rising sharply (+26% over the past five years). All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nechama
Nechama is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Nechama's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,525. Use the chart and map above to compare Nechama's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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