Given name
Nehemyah
“God provides comfort”
Nehemyah is a variant of Nehemiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God provides comfort.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nehemyah is a variant of Nehemiah. One Hebrew interpretation is “God provides comfort.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nehemyah 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 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nehemyah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 106 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,326 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,326 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2016.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nehemyah’s family of names
Nehemyah 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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