Names / Boy names
Nahum
Current rank
#2,380
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,734
in 2005
First recorded
1918
in U.S. data
Children named
2,100
since 1918
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,734 in 2005 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Nahum enters U.S. records in 1918. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. More than 2,100 children have been given the name overall.