Given name
Nechemiah
“God provides comfort”
Nechemiah is a variant of Nehemiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God provides comfort.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nechemiah is a variant of Nehemiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God provides comfort.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nechemiah is a variant of Nehemiah. An origin associated with Nehemiah is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nechemiah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nechemiah’s family of names
Nechemiah has a related form in Nehemiah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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