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NAY-uhm; nah-OOM
Nahum
OriginHebrew
Meaning"comfort"
GenderBoy
About Nahum
Variation of Menachem
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,090 | 67 | 34.9 |
| 2015 | #2,158 | 64 | 33.4 |
| 2016 | #2,296 | 58 | 30.6 |
| 2017 | #2,011 | 71 | 38.4 |
| 2018 | #2,132 | 66 | 36.3 |
| 2019 | #2,182 | 65 | 36.2 |
| 2020 | #2,788 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2021 | #2,452 | 55 | 31.4 |
| 2022 | #2,741 | 48 | 27.5 |
| 2023 | #2,088 | 71 | 41.5 |
| 2024 | #2,269 | 63 | 36.6 |
| 2025 | #2,380 | 58 | 34 |
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