Nahshon
In the Hebrew Bible, Nahshon was a tribal leader of the Judahites during the wilderness wanderings of the Book of Numbers. In the King James Version, the name is spelled Naashon, and is within modern Rabbinical contexts often transliterated as Nachshon.
Meaning & Origin of Nahshon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
In the Hebrew Bible, Nahshon was a tribal leader of the Judahites during the wilderness wanderings of the Book of Numbers. In the King James Version, the name is spelled Naashon, and is within modern Rabbinical contexts often transliterated as Nachshon.
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The Story of Nahshon
Nahshon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1972, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 25 Nahshons were born — ranking #3,092 that year. As of 2026, Nahshon ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 692 Nahshons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nahshon
Nahshon is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 692 births in the dataset. Nahshon's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #3,092. Use the chart and map above to compare Nahshon'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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