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Nechama

Girl

Meaning of Nechama: Hebrew: 'comfort'

Nechama is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1637th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 2771st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1637

122 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2771

9 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

4,030

First recorded 1950 · peak 2022

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 42 babies1983: 50 babies1984: 47 babies1985: 44 babies1986: 52 babies1987: 34 babies1988: 37 babies1989: 46 babies1990: 47 babies19901991: 50 babies1992: 63 babies1993: 53 babies1994: 71 babies1995: 54 babies1996: 63 babies1997: 56 babies1998: 66 babies1999: 65 babies2000: 83 babies20002001: 75 babies2002: 69 babies2003: 75 babies2004: 89 babies2005: 86 babies2006: 86 babies2007: 89 babies2008: 100 babies2009: 106 babies2010: 95 babies20102011: 108 babies2012: 83 babies2013: 102 babies2014: 111 babies2015: 118 babies2016: 112 babies2017: 79 babies2018: 119 babies2019: 103 babies2020: 121 babies20202021: 126 babies2022: 138 babies2023: 135 babies2024: 135 babies2025: 122 babies
US babies named Nechama per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 138.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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