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Nehemiah

Gender
Boy
Say it
nee-a-MY-a
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#1,133 for boys
US rank, 2025
#429 for boys

Nehemiah is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God comforts”. In 2025 it ranked 1,133rd for boys in the UK (28 babies) and 429th for boys in the US (743 babies).

What does Nehemiah mean?

Hebrew

“God comforts”

Nehemiah rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile, as told in the biblical Book of Nehemiah.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Nehemiah a girl's or a boy's name?

Nehemiah is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 28 boys in the UK and 25 girls and 743 boys in the US.

How popular is Nehemiah in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,133among boys
Babies in 2025
28about 1 in 11,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadyup 2% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 28 boys in the UK were named Nehemiah, making it the 1,133rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,179th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 34 boys.

Half of all the boys named Nehemiah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 1,066th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 34 in 20192025
Nehemiah in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
202528#1,133
202426#1,177
202332#1,028
202217#1,561
202124#1,227
202025#1,179
201934#951
201825#1,173
201717#1,563
201624#1,234
201529#1,064
201425#1,162
201320#1,347
201222#1,278
201116#1,542
201014#1,724
200921#1,254
200820#1,294
200722#1,172
200613#1,558
200514#1,445
20044#3,147
20035#2,574
20020–
20016#2,049
20006#1,977
19993#3,043
19983#3,021
19970–
19964#2,442

How popular is Nehemiah in the US?

Rank in 2025
#429among boys
Babies in 2025
743about 1 in 2,300 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 11% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 743 boys in the US were named Nehemiah, making it the 429th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 377th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 933 boys. It first appears in the records in 1886. 25 girls were also named Nehemiah in 2025 (5,098th for girls).

It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.

Half of all the boys named Nehemiah in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

1886Busiest: 933 in 20102025
Nehemiah in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025743#429
2024742#426
2023725#430
2022697#446
2021765#406
2020820#377
2019863#369
2018803#395
2017895#370
2016930#358
2015909#362
2014889#360
2013931#343
2012906#342
2011867#347
2010933#336
2009853#360
2008871#358
2007876#361
2006826#360
2005545#466
2004385#579
2003355#600
2002288#652
2001263#684
2000254#694
1999174#865
1998179#826
1997126#1,011
1996122#1,019
1995113#1,050
199490#1,207
199380#1,261
199294#1,131
199188#1,177
199071#1,313
198965#1,357
198857#1,369
198776#1,100
198673#1,093
198575#1,065
198474#1,032
198374#1,028
198281#1,006
198171#1,077
198059#1,187
197962#1,137
197820#2,279
197725#1,948
197627#1,827
197525#1,883
197422#1,983
197317#2,309
19726#4,438
197115#2,463
197016#2,292
196912#2,548
196810#2,734
196716#1,973
196610#2,626
19656#3,535
196413#2,309
196323#1,658
196212#2,363
196116#2,069
196014#2,209
19597#3,289
195820#1,765
19576#3,550
195622#1,675
195517#1,901
195411#2,448
195323#1,591
195216#1,938
195113#2,134
195011#2,320
194918#1,753
19480–
194710#2,497
19469#2,533
19459#2,392
194416#1,737
19439#2,562
194214#1,946
19419#2,491
19409#2,478
193916#1,712
193816#1,741
193715#1,828
19367#2,853
19355#3,644
193413#2,022
193315#1,829
193220#1,584
193110#2,470
193011#2,443
192914#2,095
192810#2,659
192713#2,298
192616#1,981
192520#1,744
192422#1,675
192322#1,643
192221#1,695
192118#1,903
192026#1,457
191922#1,575
191812#2,397
191710#2,561
191612#2,258
191512#2,183
19146#2,914
19135#2,820
19129#1,745
19117#1,386
19100–
19090–
19080–
19070–
19060–
19050–
19040–
19030–
19020–
19010–
19000–
18990–
18980–
18970–
18960–
18950–
18940–
18930–
18920–
18910–
18900–
18890–
18880–
18870–
18867#758

Names like Nehemiah

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

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Names related to Nehemiah

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Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Nehemiah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nehemiah, updated 20 October 2026.