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“consolation”
01 / Meaning & origin
Nahum is a masculine given name documented in English, French, Spanish and 10 other languages. English Wiktionary traces it to Hebrew נַחוּם, with the stated meaning “consolation”.
2 source accounts
Meaning: “consolation”
Derived from Hebrew נַחוּם (nakhúm, “consolation”).
gr. Ναούμ < hebr. נחום
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United States, 2025: 58 boys (rank 2363). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Nahum
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 | 7 | 3,368 | observed |
| 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 | 6 | 3,822 | observed |
| 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 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 6 | 3,425 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 7 | 3,290 | observed |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | 7 | 3,963 | observed |
| 1972 | 8 | 3,622 | observed |
| 1973 | 7 | 4,054 | observed |
| 1974 | 10 | 3,318 | observed |
| 1975 | 5 | 5,464 | observed |
| 1976 | 13 | 2,946 | observed |
| 1977 | 13 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1978 | 8 | 4,157 | observed |
| 1979 | 11 | 3,569 | observed |
| 1980 | 8 | 4,495 | observed |
| 1981 | 13 | 3,221 | observed |
| 1982 | 9 | 4,234 | observed |
| 1983 | 14 | 3,071 | observed |
| 1984 | 13 | 3,270 | observed |
| 1985 | 12 | 3,599 | observed |
| 1986 | 13 | 3,440 | observed |
| 1987 | 16 | 3,072 | observed |
| 1988 | 11 | 4,162 | observed |
| 1989 | 21 | 2,902 | observed |
| 1990 | 24 | 2,695 | observed |
| 1991 | 20 | 3,105 | observed |
| 1992 | 18 | 3,459 | observed |
| 1993 | 17 | 3,661 | observed |
| 1994 | 39 | 2,082 | observed |
| 1995 | 31 | 2,444 | observed |
| 1996 | 48 | 1,872 | observed |
| 1997 | 25 | 2,981 | observed |
| 1998 | 38 | 2,312 | observed |
| 1999 | 45 | 2,098 | observed |
| 2000 | 44 | 2,222 | observed |
| 2001 | 38 | 2,520 | observed |
| 2002 | 50 | 2,125 | observed |
| 2003 | 61 | 1,906 | observed |
| 2004 | 59 | 2,024 | observed |
| 2005 | 77 | 1,725 | observed |
| 2006 | 79 | 1,758 | observed |
| 2007 | 85 | 1,741 | observed |
| 2008 | 82 | 1,802 | observed |
| 2009 | 73 | 1,942 | observed |
| 2010 | 59 | 2,212 | observed |
| 2011 | 76 | 1,849 | observed |
| 2012 | 74 | 1,923 | observed |
| 2013 | 67 | 2,021 | observed |
| 2014 | 67 | 2,082 | observed |
| 2015 | 64 | 2,145 | observed |
| 2016 | 58 | 2,278 | observed |
| 2017 | 71 | 2,003 | observed |
| 2018 | 66 | 2,122 | observed |
| 2019 | 65 | 2,170 | observed |
| 2020 | 44 | 2,759 | observed |
| 2021 | 55 | 2,439 | observed |
| 2022 | 48 | 2,717 | observed |
| 2023 | 71 | 2,078 | observed |
| 2024 | 63 | 2,261 | observed |
| 2025 | 58 | 2,363 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Nahum” 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
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Nahum— “comfort”
Micah is a contraction of Micaiah, and means “Who is like unto the Lord.” Nahum—to us connected with “Tate and Brady”—was consolation; Nehemiah expanded it, adding the Divine termination; Zephaniah is, protected of the Lord; Haggai (festival of the Lord), called Aggae, when brought through a Greek medium, is rather a favourite in Russia.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part I, Chapter III (Israelite Names), Section VIII (Later Israelite Names) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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Founder and long-standing President of the World Jewish Congress
Israeli footballer (1936-1999)
Hebrew journalist, editor, essayist, and political leader (1859–1936)
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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
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
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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
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.
