Nehemiah

Boy name

Nehemiah has been given to 22,439 babies in the U.S. since 1886. It peaked in 2010 and currently ranks #429 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/

From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”).

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

22,439

Peak year

2010 (969 babies)

Rank in 2025

#429 for boys

First recorded

1886

10-year trend

▼ -17%

Gender split

3% girls / 97% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Nehemiah.

22,517 babies since 1880

21,801 babies since 1880

21,590 babies since 1880

21,393 babies since 1913

23,505 babies since 1925

23,508 babies since 1970

23,862 babies since 1990

23,930 babies since 1914

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