Over the past 110 years, 14 726 boys and 33 girls have been named Nehemiah. The name Nehemiah ranks 806th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Nehemiah in 1919. The peak of popularity of the name Nehemiah came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.