Nehemias

Meaning: Consolation of Yahweh
Origin: Variant of Nehemiah (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #1550 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Nehemias is climbing: on the charts since 1968, it reached #1550 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 110 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,900 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#133 in Ecuador (2025) · #233 in Puerto Rico (2025).

Famous Nehemiases

Nehemias Folan — Irish lawyer
Nehemias Ó Brácáin — Irish bishop
Nehemias Ó Cluainín — Bishop of clogher

Similar names: Nehemiah · Gavriel · Nekhi · Shmiel · Ilyas · Pinchas

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