Given name
Nachum
“one who comforts others”
Nachum is a variant of Nachman. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who comforts others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nachum is a variant of Nachman. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who comforts others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nachum is a variant of Nachman. An origin associated with Nachman is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nachum through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 285
- 285 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,704 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +18%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,704 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 17.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 311 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nachum’s family of names
In German usage, Nachum has a related form in Nahum. Nachum has a related form in Nachman. In German usage, Nachum has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Наум.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Nachum has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nachum
- Nachum Gutmanpainter, sculptor and mosaic artist (1898-1980)
- Nachum Ish Gamzu1st century CE Jewish scholar and sage100–200
- Nachum ZemachAmerican theatrical director1887–1939
- Nahum NardiIsraeli composer (1901–1977)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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