Nahum
Boy name · Hebrew origin
Nahum meaning
consolation
Nahum at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,254 in 2024
Nahum popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1980 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1990 | #2,695 | 24 |
| 2000 | #2,222 | 44 |
| 2005 | #1,725 | 77 |
| 2010 | #2,212 | 59 |
| 2020 | #2,759 | 44 |
| 2024 | #2,254 | 63 |
All 58 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1923 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1953 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1959 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1971 | #3,962 | 7 |
| 1972 | #3,620 | 8 |
| 1973 | #4,056 | 7 |
| 1974 | #3,320 | 10 |
| 1975 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1976 | #2,947 | 13 |
| 1977 | #3,037 | 13 |
| 1978 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1979 | #3,568 | 11 |
| 1980 | #4,495 | 8 |
| 1981 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1982 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1983 | #3,072 | 14 |
| 1984 | #3,270 | 13 |
| 1985 | #3,598 | 12 |
| 1986 | #3,440 | 13 |
| 1987 | #3,071 | 16 |
| 1988 | #4,161 | 11 |
| 1989 | #2,902 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,695 | 24 |
| 1991 | #3,105 | 20 |
| 1992 | #3,459 | 18 |
| 1993 | #3,661 | 17 |
| 1994 | #2,082 | 39 |
| 1995 | #2,444 | 31 |
| 1996 | #1,872 | 48 |
| 1997 | #2,981 | 25 |
| 1998 | #2,312 | 38 |
| 1999 | #2,098 | 45 |
| 2000 | #2,222 | 44 |
| 2001 | #2,520 | 38 |
| 2002 | #2,125 | 50 |
| 2003 | #1,906 | 61 |
| 2004 | #2,024 | 59 |
| 2005 | #1,725 | 77 |
| 2006 | #1,758 | 79 |
| 2007 | #1,740 | 85 |
| 2008 | #1,802 | 82 |
| 2009 | #1,941 | 73 |
| 2010 | #2,212 | 59 |
| 2011 | #1,849 | 76 |
| 2012 | #1,923 | 74 |
| 2013 | #2,021 | 67 |
| 2014 | #2,082 | 67 |
| 2015 | #2,145 | 64 |
| 2016 | #2,278 | 58 |
| 2017 | #2,003 | 71 |
| 2018 | #2,122 | 66 |
| 2019 | #2,169 | 65 |
| 2020 | #2,759 | 44 |
| 2021 | #2,439 | 55 |
| 2022 | #2,714 | 48 |
| 2023 | #2,077 | 71 |
| 2024 | #2,254 | 63 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Nahum” (revision 93373667), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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