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Nachum

100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Nachum has been given to about 285 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 273
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nachum per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1989 · 18
  • Born in 20259
  • All time285

How popular is Nachum?

Its best year was 1989, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 3288th. The typical living American called Nachum is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Nachum

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tatum0.62
  2. Callum0.62
  3. Nathan0.45
  4. Nash0.45
  5. Nathen0.45

Middle names for Nachum

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nachum Paul0.77
  2. Nachum John0.77
  3. Nachum Lee0.77
  4. Nachum Dean0.76
  5. Nachum Blake0.76
  6. Nachum Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Nachum

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.78
  2. Keziahsister · 0.78
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.78
  4. Yousefbrother · 0.77
  5. Soleilsister · 0.77
  6. Samirasister · 0.77

Where Nachum is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nachum Anderson0.77
    2. Nachum White0.72
    3. Nachum Reyes0.72
    4. Nachum Lee0.72
    5. Nachum Hill0.72
    6. Nachum Hall0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nachum

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.