Gender
Origin
- Hebrew
- Comforted by God
Comforted by God; an Old Testament leader of the Jews responsible for numerous political and religious reforms
Syllables
4
Themes
- Biblical
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Nehemiah
Pronunciation
ne-hemiah, nehe-miah
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #358, 930 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 743 births)
- Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #4099, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5099, 25 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 743 | 25 |
| 2024 | 739 | 15 |
| 2023 | 721 | 20 |
| 2022 | 696 | 35 |
| 2021 | 762 | 29 |
| 2020 | 820 | 22 |
| 2019 | 863 | 19 |
| 2018 | 803 | 24 |
| 2017 | 893 | 28 |
| 2016 | 930 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #874, 34 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1066, 28 births)
- Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28 | – |
| 2024 | 26 | 3 |
| 2023 | 32 | – |
| 2022 | 16 | – |
| 2021 | 24 | – |
| 2020 | 25 | – |
| 2019 | 34 | – |
| 2018 | 25 | – |
| 2017 | 16 | – |
| 2016 | 24 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #628, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #588, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | 5 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence