Nachum
Nahum was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Tanakh, also called the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible. He wrote about the end of the Assyrian Empire, and its capital city, Nineveh, in a vivid poetic style.
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Nachum
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nahum was a minor prophet whose prophecy is recorded in the Tanakh, also called the Hebrew Bible and the Old Testament. His book comes in chronological order between Micah and Habakkuk in the Bible. He wrote about the end of the Assyrian Empire, and its capital city, Nineveh, in a vivid poetic style.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Nachum
Nachum first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1967, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 18 Nachums were born — ranking #3,205 that year. As of 2026, Nachum ranks #6,679 for baby boys with 12 births, rising sharply (+22% over the past five years). In total, more than 300 Nachums have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nachum
Nachum is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1967 and has accumulated 300 births in the dataset. Nachum's peak popularity came in 1989 when it ranked #3,205. Use the chart and map above to compare Nachum's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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