How Many People Are Named Nachum?
An estimated 271 people in the United States have the first name Nachum. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nachum peaked in popularity in 1989 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nachum 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 Nachum paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
271
About 1 in 1,264,776 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
1989
18 births
Total Registered
276
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nachum
Nachum is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 276 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nachum as a male name
Ranked #7,559 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (18 births)
Nachum: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nachum span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 84 babies were registered. While Nachum is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nachum by Decade
How has Nachum 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.
Nachum by State
Nachum + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nachum as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nachum: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nachum?
We estimate approximately 271 people named Nachum 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 1,264,776 Americans share this first name.
Is Nachum a common name?
Nachum is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 276 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nachum most popular?
Nachum reached peak popularity in 1989, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nachum is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nachum a male name?
Nachum is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nachum Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nachum Smith, Nachum Johnson, Nachum 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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