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Nehemiah

Pronounced /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/

Rank in 2024
#424
Born in 2024
739
Peak year
2010 · #336
Origin
Hebrew

1880 to 2024

Steady
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 739 boys were named Nehemiah, about 1 in every 2,321.
  • It peaked in 2010 with 932 babies, ranked #336.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1886.
  • 21,045 boys have been named Nehemiah since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Nehemiah per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Silent
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    Boomers
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    Millennials
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    Gen Z
  7. 0.5
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 253 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 218 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 261 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 348 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,303 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Z: 8,700 babies, 0.28 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 9,955 babies, 0.46 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”).

  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Nehemiah, CC BY-SA 4.0.