Nehemiah is a boy's name of Hebrew and Biblical origin meaning “consolation of Yahweh.” In 2024 it was given to 739 boys in the United States.
Nehemiah belongs to the Biblical & Christian tradition. Its meaning — “consolation of Yahweh” — is the sense carried by its Hebrew and Biblical roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Nehemiah first appears in Social Security records in 1886. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #336 in 2010, and in 2024 739 babies received the name — 21,045 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nehemiah means “consolation of Yahweh” in its Hebrew and Biblical roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nehemiah is a boy name. In 2024, 739 babies received the name in the US.
Nehemiah comes from the Biblical & Christian tradition.
Nehemiah first appears in US records in 1886. Its best-ever ranking was #336 in 2010, and 739 babies were given the name in 2024.
Nehemiah is pronounced /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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