How Many People Are Named Menachem?
An estimated 6,708 people in the United States have the first name Menachem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Menachem peaked in popularity in 2014 with 212 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Menachem as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Menachem paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,708
About 1 in 51,096 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2014
212 births
Total Registered
6,855
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Menachem
Menachem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 6,855 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Menachem as a male name
Ranked #1,063 in 2024
205 male births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (212 births)
Menachem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Menachem span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,880 babies were registered. While Menachem is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Menachem by Decade
How has Menachem tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Menachem by State
Birth registrations for Menachem span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Georgia, Arizona. On average, about 490 Menachems were registered per state.
Menachem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Menachem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Menachem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Menachem?
We estimate approximately 6,708 people named Menachem are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 51,096 Americans share this first name.
Is Menachem a common name?
Menachem is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,855 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Menachem most popular?
Menachem reached peak popularity in 2014, when 212 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Menachem is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Menachem a male name?
Menachem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Menachem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Menachem Smith, Menachem Johnson, Menachem Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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