Given name & surname
Nachman
“one who comforts others”
Nachman is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who comforts others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who comforts others.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nachman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 743
- 743 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 32
- #3,566 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 32 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,566 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, New York had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (23). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 539 as a first name in 2020; 787 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nachman’s family of names
Nachman has a related form in Nahum. Nachman has a related form in Nachum. Nachman has a related form in Nacham.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Nachman
- Nachman SyrkinRussian political theorist (1868–1924)
- Nachman ShaiIsraeli politicianborn 1946
- Nachman KrochmalAustrian-Jewish scholar (1785-1840)
- Rav Nachman bar YitzchakTalmud Rabbi280–356
- Nachman Blumentalphilologist and Holocaust researcher1902–1983
- Nachman MayzelYiddish editor and literary critic1887–1966
- Rav NachmanBabylonian rabbi235–320
- Nachman of HorodenkaHasidic leader1680–1765
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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