Nahshon

given name · Latin script

Meaning: Derived from the Hebrew root 'nachash', meaning 'snake' or 'serpent'; it may also imply 'diviner' or 'enchanter'

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/nəhʃən/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Nahshon is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 677K(measured from records)
  • GYGuyana1 in 58K
  • ILIsrael≈1 in 96K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

United States (measured from records)

491 people, 2020

Sources
134 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

1 in 58K (inferred from the name graph)

Guyana

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

Derived from the Hebrew root 'nachash', meaning 'snake' or 'serpent'; it may also imply 'diviner' or 'enchanter'.

Sources 1

  • Biblical Names Compiled Database

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Nahshon counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Nahshon is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
US United States4911 in 677K479Nahshon134
IL Israel≈90 est.≈1 in 96K—Nahshon11
NG Nigeria≈76 est.≈1 in 2.8M—Nahshon7
MY Malaysia≈55 est.≈1 in 589K—Nahshon5
ZA South Africa≈51 est.≈1 in 1.1M—Nahshon6
GY Guyana131 in 58K13Nahshon1

491 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Nahshon is also recorded as 2 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Hebrew surname5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Israel, United States, India, Yemen

    Also written נחשון, Nachshon, Nakhshon, Naḥshon

  • a separate name2 spellings in the group

    Also written Naḥshon

36 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Nahshon is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In Christian theology, he represents the royal lineage leading to the Messiah. In Jewish tradition, he is the archetype of bold faith and initiative.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • A name occasionally used in Jewish communities, symbolizing initiative, courage, and leadership.

    as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database

  • In English, The father of Salmon and the son of Amminadab (biblical figure).

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In English, Biblical name

    as a namePronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

  • Nachshon Wachsmanb. 1975ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli soldier abducted and killed by terrorists (1975–1994)
  • Nachshon SiboniAUnot in their usual nameresearcher

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

InformalHi Nahshon,

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 7 sources across 5 countries.

Official registers attesting Nahshon
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, voter-file supplement (Khanna et al.)———

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Nahshon mean, and where does it come from?
Derived from the Hebrew root 'nachash', meaning 'snake' or 'serpent'; it may also imply 'diviner' or 'enchanter'. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
How do you pronounce Nahshon?
A machine transcription gives /nəhʃən/ (IPA) for English.
Is Nahshon a male or female name?
Nahshon is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.
In which country does Nahshon have the most bearers?
In the United States, the national register counted about 491 people named Nahshon, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled nahshon.
Where is Nahshon most common?
Measured as a share of residents rather than as a count, Nahshon is densest in Guyana — about 1 in 58 thousand people — even though United States holds more of our records for it.
How common is the name Nahshon?
In the United States, the national register counted 491 people named Nahshon in 2020, about 1 in 677 thousand residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Nahshon”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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