Nehemia
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 Nehemia
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 Nehemia
Nehemia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 8 Nehemias were born — ranking #8,731 that year. As of 2026, Nehemia ranks #10,889 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 69 Nehemias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nehemia
Nehemia is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Nehemia's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #8,731. Use the chart and map above to compare Nehemia'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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