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Nahum

/ˈnæhəm/ · 100% boys · 58 born in 2025

Nahum has been given to about 2,197 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈnæhəm/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 2,102
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nahum per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 85
  • Born in 202558
  • All time2,197

How popular is Nahum?

Its best year was 2007, when 85 babies were given the name, ranking 1756th. The typical living American called Nahum is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in Virginia, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Nahum

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Tatum0.70
  2. Callum0.68
  3. Nathan0.45
  4. Nathen0.45

Middle names for Nahum

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

Sibling names for Nahum

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.91
  2. Palomasister · 0.91
  3. Misaelbrother · 0.91
  4. Samirasister · 0.91
  5. Keziahsister · 0.91
  6. Blazebrother · 0.90

Where Nahum is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Virginia0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

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

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Nahum across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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