Nechemiah
Nehemiah is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period as the governor of Yehud Medinata, the autonomous province of Judea within the Achaemenid Empire, under Artaxerxes I.
Meaning & Origin of Nechemiah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nehemiah is the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah, which describes his work in rebuilding Jerusalem during the Second Temple period as the governor of Yehud Medinata, the autonomous province of Judea within the Achaemenid Empire, under Artaxerxes I.
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The Story of Nechemiah
The earliest SSA record of Nechemiah as a baby boy name dates back to 2007, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Nechemiah — #12,366 in the national rankings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2007 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5 Nechemiahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Nechemiah most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- Israel63%
- United States20%
- Canada17%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Nechemiah
Nechemiah is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Nechemiah's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #12,366. Use the chart and map above to compare Nechemiah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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