Nachum

A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he comforted; a form of Nahum.

Babies a year
10
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Nachum by the numbers

Nachum was given to 10 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 18 babies in 1989, making it a 1980s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nachum. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Nahumhe comforted71 in the US (2017)
  • Nochumcomfort; a form of Nahum9 in the US (2017)
  • Nahomhe comforted; a modern spelling of Nahum8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Nuchemcomfort; form of Nahum16 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Nachum

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