Nehemiah
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Nehemiah
A Biblical name on the rise for boys, also given to a small handful of girls each year in the US.
Nehemiah for boys#429 US
Nehemiah is an Old Testament name used by the Puritans, whose white-bearded image kept it out of favor for centuries, until it suddenly reappeared in 1998, along with the more user-friendly Josiah and Isaiah.
The biblical Nehemiah was the prophet assigned the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity—which could make it a fitting possibility for an architect or building contractor's boy.
In Sir Walter Scott's novel Woodstock, Nehemiah Holdenough is a Presbyterian minister. One modern namesake is football star Nehemiah Broughton.
Currently in the US Top 500 where it joins the likes of Azariah and Jeremiah, it has also gained popularity in England and Wales in recent years. Nemo or Nai might make interesting nicknames.
Pronounced nuh-huh-MY-uh.
As of October 2026, Nehemiah ranked #5189 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4160 in 2010.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,425 | 33 | #360 | 888 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #362 | 909 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #358 | 930 |
| 2017 | #4,895 | 28 | #370 | 893 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #396 | 803 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #370 | 863 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #377 | 820 |
| 2021 | #4,698 | 29 | #408 | 762 |
| 2022 | #4,175 | 35 | #447 | 696 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #431 | 721 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #426 | 739 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #429 | 743 |
World rankings
Nehemiah for boys
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Nehemiah on lists
Famous Nehemiahs
- NehemiahBoy
who returned to Judah with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 7:7); rebuilder of Jerusalem
- Nehemiah ben HushielBoy
figure who led the Jewish revolt against Heraclius
- Nehemiah GreenBoy
American politician; 4th governor of Kansas
- Nehemiah PersoffBoy
American character actor
- Nehemiah BrüllBoy
German rabbi
- Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" JamesBoy
American blues singer
- Nehemiah GrewBoy
English plant anatomist
- Nehemiah LevanonBoy
Israeli intelligence agent
- Nehemiah Rice KnightBoy
U.S. Senator and governor of Rhode Island
- Nehemiah BroughtonBoy
American NFL football player
- Nehemiah EastmanBoy
U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire
- Nehemiah ClarkBoy
American reality TV personality ("The Real World: Austin")
Nehemiah in pop culture
- NehemiahBoy
eleventh book of the Bible
- Nehemiah StraynBoy
from the movie "Ghost Brigade"