Menachem
About Menachem
A middle-aged, if not elderly, name associated with Israeli statesman and onetime prime minister Begin, this is a symbolic appellation for boys born on the holiday of Tishah-b'Ab.
Pronounced muh-NAH-hem.
As of October 2026, Menachem ranked #1088 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #834 in 1994.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #984 | 212 | 110.4 |
| 2015 | #1,084 | 181 | 94.4 |
| 2016 | #1,003 | 204 | 107.5 |
| 2017 | #1,034 | 195 | 105.4 |
| 2018 | #1,066 | 190 | 104.6 |
| 2019 | #1,141 | 171 | 95.3 |
| 2020 | #1,031 | 199 | 115.3 |
| 2021 | #1,061 | 202 | 115.5 |
| 2022 | #1,060 | 208 | 119.1 |
| 2023 | #1,077 | 201 | 117.5 |
| 2024 | #1,063 | 205 | 119 |
| 2025 | #1,088 | 198 | 115.9 |
World rankings
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Menachem on lists
Famous Menachems
- Menachem Begin
6th prime minister of Israel
- Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Ukrainian,American leader of Chabad,Lubavitch
- Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
Belarusian,Russian 3rd leader of Chabad,Lubavitch
- Menachem Mazuz
former Israeli attorney general
- Menachem Ussishkin
Russian,born Zionist leader
- Menachem Mendel of Kotzk
Polish Hasidic leader
- Menachem Elon
former Israeli Supreme Court justice
- Pinchas Menachem Alter
Polish Gerrer Rebbe