Nahom
Nahom is a place referenced in the Book of Mormon as one of the stops on the Old World segment of Lehi's journey. This location is referred to as the place where Ishmael is buried. It was also at this location that the path of Lehi's journey changed from a southern to an eastern direction before continuing toward the coast and the land Bountiful.
Meaning & Origin of Nahom
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nahom is a place referenced in the Book of Mormon as one of the stops on the Old World segment of Lehi's journey. This location is referred to as the place where Ishmael is buried. It was also at this location that the path of Lehi's journey changed from a southern to an eastern direction before continuing toward the coast and the land Bountiful.
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The Story of Nahom
The earliest SSA record of Nahom as a baby boy name dates back to 1993, when 8 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 53 newborns named Nahom — #2,401 in the national rankings. About 42% of every Nahom on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Nahom ranks #4,510 for baby boys with 23 births, falling sharply (-28%). All told, over 994 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
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About the name Nahom
Nahom is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 994 births in the dataset. Nahom's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #2,401. Use the chart and map above to compare Nahom'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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