Nemiah
The Story of Nemiah
As a girl name
Nemiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1999, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 9 Nemiahs were born — ranking #11,416 that year. As of 2026, Nemiah ranks #11,832 for girls with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 80 Nemiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Nemiah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 12 Nemiahs were born — ranking #6,697 that year. As of 2026, Nemiah ranks #8,947 for boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 230 Nemiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nemiah
Nemiah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 230 births in the dataset. Nemiah's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #6,697. Use the chart and map above to compare Nemiah'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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