Given name & surname
Nahom
“comforter”·“a compassionate man”
Nahom is a variant of Nahum. Interpretations include “comforter” (Hebrew) and “a compassionate man” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nahom is a variant of Nahum. Interpretations include “comforter” (Hebrew) and “a compassionate man” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nahom is a variant of Nahum. An origin associated with Nahum is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Nahom is a variant of Nahum. The history of Nahum gives this family its wider story. The biblical book of Nahum concerns the fall of Nineveh. Nahum also found use among English Puritans; a later bearer, the playwright Nahum Tate, famously adapted King Lear with a happy ending.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Nahom through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 981
- 981 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 53 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,486 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,486 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 53 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,253 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Nahom
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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