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Around the globe, Nehemiah (Nehemiah , נחמיה , Неемия ) is a common largely male, but infrequently girly first name. The forename Nehemiah is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common boy's name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom female name, and Botswana, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, Israel, and the United States. Also, Nehemiah is the last name as well as the forename.
Nehemiah is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
Nehemiah is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nehemiah , the central figure of the Book of Nehemiah.