Nehemie
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- nay-ay-MEE
- Origin
- Hebrew
- US rank, 2025
- #14,937 for girls
Nehemie is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God comforts”. In 2025 it ranked 14,937th for girls in the US (5 babies).
What does Nehemie mean?
Hebrew: French form of Nehemiah
“God comforts”
The French form of Nehemiah, the biblical governor who rebuilt Jerusalem's walls; it is used especially by Haitian families.
Is Nehemie a girl's or a boy's name?
Nehemie is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nehemie in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #14,937among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 320,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the US were named Nehemie, making it the 14,937th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2005, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1986.
Half of all the girls named Nehemie in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nehemie in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #14,937 |
| 2024 | 12 | #8,438 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #11,350 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9,408 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 10 | #10,124 |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 12 | #9,146 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15,485 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 13 | #8,325 |
| 2004 | 5 | #16,092 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 9 | #8,031 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 7 | #8,518 |
Names like Nehemie
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Nyomi Annalise Mackenzie Ellie Josie Nayeli Isabelle Hadassah Arielle Maddie Sadie Neriah
More Hebrew names
Noah Isabella Elijah James Jack Mia Ava Jude Ezra Benjamin Isaac Jacob Ethan Daniel Samuel Elias
Sources
Figures from 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, “Nehemie: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nehemie, updated 20 October 2026.