Nechama

“Consolation” — Hebrew origin

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

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. In New Jersey and New York it runs 6–16× its national rate.

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

Famous Nechamas

Nechama Leibowitz — Israeli biblical scholar (1905-1997)
Nechama Tec — Polish historian (1931–2023)
Nechama Rivlin — First lady of Israel (2014-2019)
Nechama Hendel — Israeli singer (1936-1998)

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

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