Nehemiah

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.

Nehemiah Rank in US Top 1000

# 434 in the US

Nehemiah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1672 on Nameberry

Nehemiah Popularity

• 434 US 2023
• 1674 Nameberry 2024
• 312 Future 2028
• 887 England 2019

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"