Nehemias: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “Yahweh comforts”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- neh-heh-MEE-as · 4 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Form of Nehemiah used in Greek, Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese traditions. It comes from Hebrew Nechemyah, combining elements referring to comfort and the divine name.
How popular is Nehemias?
Babies named Nehemias in 2024103
2024 rank#1,643 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18801,780
Nehemias is rising: use over the last five years is 1.6× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Nehemias
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Nehemias questions
What does the name Nehemias mean?
Nehemias means "Yahweh comforts". It comes from Hebrew. Form of Nehemiah used in Greek, Latin, Spanish, and Portuguese traditions. It comes from Hebrew Nechemyah, combining elements referring to comfort and the divine name.
Is Nehemias a boy or girl name?
Nehemias is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Nehemias?
103 US babies were named Nehemias in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Nehemias?
Nehemias is usually pronounced neh-heh-MEE-as.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.