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“comforter”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Menachem is a masculine given name. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), Hebrew dictionary no. 4505 (Wikisource) gives the meaning “comforter”.
2 source accounts
Meaning: “comforter”
[1] Der Vorname Menachem wurde aus der Bibel übernommen und ist hebräischen Ursprungs. Ihm liegt das hebräische Wort מְנַחֵם (CHA: mᵉnaḥēm)^(→ he) ‚Tröster‘ zugrunde.
De l’hébreu מנחם, menahem (« consolateur »).
02 / Across borders
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6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 198 boys (rank 1084).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Menachem
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | 9 | 2,608 | observed |
| 1949 | 5 | 3,690 | observed |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 7 | 3,176 | observed |
| 1955 | 10 | 2,558 | observed |
| 1956 | 7 | 3,216 | observed |
| 1957 | 5 | 3,993 | observed |
| 1958 | 8 | 3,033 | observed |
| 1959 | 10 | 2,663 | observed |
| 1960 | 11 | 2,535 | observed |
| 1961 | 9 | 2,900 | observed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 8 | 3,044 | observed |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,282 | observed |
| 1965 | 9 | 2,780 | observed |
| 1966 | 9 | 2,784 | observed |
| 1967 | 15 | 2,030 | observed |
| 1968 | 18 | 1,894 | observed |
| 1969 | 12 | 2,549 | observed |
| 1970 | 15 | 2,399 | observed |
| 1971 | 14 | 2,558 | observed |
| 1972 | 16 | 2,323 | observed |
| 1973 | 26 | 1,736 | observed |
| 1974 | 28 | 1,692 | observed |
| 1975 | 38 | 1,429 | observed |
| 1976 | 45 | 1,320 | observed |
| 1977 | 36 | 1,546 | observed |
| 1978 | 49 | 1,286 | observed |
| 1979 | 49 | 1,319 | observed |
| 1980 | 25 | 2,110 | observed |
| 1981 | 57 | 1,207 | observed |
| 1982 | 61 | 1,179 | observed |
| 1983 | 58 | 1,190 | observed |
| 1984 | 62 | 1,154 | observed |
| 1985 | 52 | 1,333 | observed |
| 1986 | 61 | 1,227 | observed |
| 1987 | 55 | 1,337 | observed |
| 1988 | 64 | 1,286 | observed |
| 1989 | 80 | 1,197 | observed |
| 1990 | 96 | 1,086 | observed |
| 1991 | 85 | 1,202 | observed |
| 1992 | 105 | 1,068 | observed |
| 1993 | 83 | 1,248 | observed |
| 1994 | 164 | 831 | observed |
| 1995 | 142 | 931 | observed |
| 1996 | 138 | 942 | observed |
| 1997 | 144 | 937 | observed |
| 1998 | 115 | 1,114 | observed |
| 1999 | 123 | 1,086 | observed |
| 2000 | 125 | 1,121 | observed |
| 2001 | 157 | 978 | observed |
| 2002 | 155 | 1,003 | observed |
| 2003 | 165 | 972 | observed |
| 2004 | 166 | 995 | observed |
| 2005 | 181 | 964 | observed |
| 2006 | 193 | 963 | observed |
| 2007 | 204 | 967 | observed |
| 2008 | 169 | 1,095 | observed |
| 2009 | 200 | 988 | observed |
| 2010 | 210 | 953 | observed |
| 2011 | 183 | 1,037 | observed |
| 2012 | 170 | 1,095 | observed |
| 2013 | 164 | 1,112 | observed |
| 2014 | 212 | 983 | observed |
| 2015 | 181 | 1,082 | observed |
| 2016 | 204 | 999 | observed |
| 2017 | 195 | 1,029 | observed |
| 2018 | 190 | 1,064 | observed |
| 2019 | 171 | 1,136 | observed |
| 2020 | 199 | 1,031 | observed |
| 2021 | 203 | 1,054 | observed |
| 2022 | 208 | 1,057 | observed |
| 2023 | 201 | 1,073 | observed |
| 2024 | 214 | 1,038 | observed |
| 2025 | 198 | 1,084 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Menachem” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Israeli politician and former Prime Minister (1913–1992)
Russian-American Orthodox Jewish rabbi (1902–1994)
Jewish politician (1863–1941)
Israeli footballer
Israeli High Court judge (1923–2013)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
