How popular is the name Nehemiah?

Nehemiah ranks 746th among boys' names in US records, with 21,660 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,141.

Is Nehemiah a unisex name?

No. Nehemiah is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2010, when 932 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#746 of boy names

Pronounced N IY2 AH0 M AY1 AH0 (ARPABET)

Nehemiah is a boys' name, and first appears in 1886. It has been given to 21,660 children — the 746th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2010, when 932 children were given it.

2010Boys: 932Girls: 36

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Nehemiah?: Nehemiah ranks 746th among boys' names in US records, with 21,660 births since 1886. Over the past decade it accounts for 8,141.
Is Nehemiah a unisex name?: No. Nehemiah is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Nehemiah most popular?: 2010, when 932 children were given the name. It has been in use for 139 years and is still recorded as of 2024.