Naum
Naum is a name with multiple cultural origins: Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Biblical Latin.
- Russian
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
- Biblical Latin
Meaning & Origin of Naum
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Naum is a name with multiple cultural origins: Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Biblical Latin.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
- Biblical Latin
The Story of Naum
The earliest SSA record of Naum as a baby boy name dates back to 1996, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named Naum — #10,921 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Naum on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Naum last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 17 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Naum
Naum is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Naum's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #10,921. Use the chart and map above to compare Naum'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.