Nehemiah

nee-hi-MIE-uh

Hebrew

"comforted by God"

Nehemiah Origin and Meaning

The name Nehemiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "comforted by God".

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.

Nehemiah Rank in US Top 1000

# 434 in the US

Nehemiah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1630 on Nameberry

Nehemiah Popularity

• 434 US 2023
• 1630 Nameberry 2025
• 312 Future 2028
• 955 England 2023

20 Names Similar to Nehemiah

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Nehemiah.

• Obadiah
• Uriah
• Azariah
• Hosea
• Zebedee
• Zebediah
• Zachariah
• Jedediah
• Asaiah
• Jeremiah
• Zephaniah
• Jedidiah
• Jotham
• Simeon
• Tobiah
• Zebulon
• Abdiel
• Zedekiah
• Ebenezer
• Malachi

Famous People Named Nehemiah

• Nehemiah who returned to Judah with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 7:7); rebuilder of Jerusalem
• Nehemiah ben Hushiel figure who led the Jewish revolt against Heraclius
• Nehemiah Green American politician; 4th governor of Kansas
• Nehemiah Persoff American character actor
• Nehemiah Brüll German rabbi
• Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James American blues singer
• Nehemiah Grew English plant anatomist
• Nehemiah Levanon Israeli intelligence agent
• Nehemiah Rice Knight U.S. Senator and governor of Rhode Island
• Nehemiah Broughton American NFL football player
• Nehemiah Eastman U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire
• Nehemiah Clark American reality TV personality ("The Real World: Austin")

Nehemiah in Pop Culture

• Nehemiah eleventh book of the Bible
• Nehemiah Strayn from the movie "Ghost Brigade"