How Many People Are Named Nahum?
An estimated 2,090 people in the United States have the first name Nahum. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Nahum peaked in popularity in 2007 with 85 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nahum 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 Nahum paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,090
About 1 in 163,997 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2007
85 births
Total Registered
2,139
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nahum
Nahum is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,139 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nahum as a male name
Ranked #2,269 in 2024
63 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (85 births)
Nahum: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nahum span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 667 babies were registered. While Nahum is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nahum by Decade
How has Nahum 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.
Nahum by State
Birth registrations for Nahum span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in North Carolina, Illinois, Arizona. On average, about 90 Nahums were registered per state.
Nahum + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nahum as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nahum: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nahum?
We estimate approximately 2,090 people named Nahum 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 163,997 Americans share this first name.
Is Nahum a common name?
Nahum is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,139 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nahum most popular?
Nahum reached peak popularity in 2007, when 85 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nahum is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nahum a male name?
Nahum is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nahum Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nahum Smith, Nahum Johnson, Nahum 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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