Nehemiah

“Consolation of Yahweh” — Hebrew origin

Boy's name · #429 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Nehemiah has appeared in US records since 1886 — best rank #336 (2010) · 21,804 babies named Nehemiah all-time · 1 in 2,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 9,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 9,700 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 18,000 boys in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Nehemiahs

Nehemiah Persoff — American actor and painter (1919–2022)
Nehemiah Grew — English plant anatomist and physiologist (1641-1712)
Nehemiah R. Knight — American politician (1780-1854)
Nehemiah Green — American politician (1837-1890)
Nehemiah Odhiambo — Kenyan cricketer

In stories & tradition

Nehemiah — human biblical figure

What Nehemiahs become

Among 74 notable people named Nehemiah:

Military figures appear 3.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nehemiah Tamari, Israeli general.

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