Nahum

Boy's name · #2380 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

Popularity over time

Nahum reached its best rank, #1734, in 2005 and ranked #2380 in 2025. Roughly 2,200 boys have been named Nahum since 1918.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

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#438 in Ecuador (2025) · #3,072 in Canada (2024) · #5,120 in England & Wales (2024) · #5,734 in France (2024) · #19,268 in Italy (2023).

Nahum Tate — Anglo-Irish poet and playwright (1652–1715)
Nahum Eitingon — Soviet intelligence officer (1899–1981)
Nahum Goldmann — Founder and president of the World Jewish Congress (1895–1982)
Nahum Sokolow — Hebrew journalist, editor, essayist, and political leader (1859–1936)
Nahum Rabinovitch — Israeli rabbi (1928–2020)

Among 107 notable people named Nahum:

Business leaders appear 2.66× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nahum Galmor, Italian businessman (born 1948).

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