Nahum
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning he comforted.
Babies a year
71
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Nahum by the numbers
Nahum was given to 71 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 85 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Names that come from Nahum
Forms of Nahum in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Nahum. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nahomhe comforted; a modern spelling of Nahum8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nachumhe comforted; a form of Nahum10 in the US (2017)
- Naeemblessing, benefit13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nahueljaguar, puma12 in the US (2017)
- Nadimdrinking companion, friend11 in the US (2017)
- Nazimone who organizes or arranges10 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Nahum
Names that are said the same way as Nahum, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Names about as common as Nahum
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