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Nechama

Girl's name · #1690 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Nechama is near its high-water mark: it reached #1553 in 2022 and still ranked #1690 in 2025. About 4,000 girls have carried it since 1950.

Across the states

In recent years, Nechama ran 6–16× its national rate in New Jersey and New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,391 in Switzerland (2025).

Famous Nechamas

• Nechama Leibowitz — Israeli biblical scholar (1905–1997)
• Nechama Tec — Polish historian (1931–2023)
• Nechama Rivlin — Israeli secretary (1945–2019)
• Nechama Hendel — Israeli singer (1936–1998)

Similar names: Chava · Neveah · Mariama · Yael · Amaria · Bracha

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