Nahum
given name · Latin script
Meaning: from the Hebrew personal name Nachum, literally ‘consoled’
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/naum/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Nahum is a given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.
- HNHonduras≈1 in 8.8K(inferred from the name graph)
- SVEl Salvador≈1 in 9K
- PEPeru≈1 in 61K
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)
- Sources
- 158 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 8.8K (inferred from the name graph)
2,783 people, 2020
Highest-authority source
Honduras, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from the Hebrew personal name Nachum, literally ‘consoled’.
Sources 1
- Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history]
Attested across 9 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Nahum 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.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | — | 2,783 | 1 in 120K | 2.8K | Nahum | 158 |
| HN Honduras | #258 | ≈1,100 est. | ≈1 in 8.8K | — | Nahum | 27 |
| SV El Salvador | #520 | ≈720 est. | ≈1 in 9K | — | Nahum | 20 |
| PE Peru | — | ≈530 est. | ≈1 in 61K | — | Nahum | 30 |
| VE Venezuela | — | ≈370 est. | ≈1 in 78K | — | Nahum | 16 |
| NI Nicaragua | #729 | ≈150 est. | ≈1 in 41K | — | Nahum | 12 |
| IL Israel | — | ≈140 est. | ≈1 in 62K | — | Nahum | 13 |
2,783 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. 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 recorded senses(measured from records)
Nahum is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
Nahum is a biblical Hebrew name meaning "comforter." Though best known as the name of an Old Testament prophet, it also appears in the genealogy of Jesus, giving it a quiet, steady significance. It is an uncommon but historically rich name that suggests solace and strength.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Nahum is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "comforter". It is a timeless biblical name associated with the Old Testament prophet who brought a message of hope and consolation to his people by foretelling the end of their oppression.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Nahum is of Hebrew origin and means "comforter" or "consoler," derived from the root word 'nacham' (נָחַם), meaning to comfort.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Nahum is of Hebrew origin, derived from the root verb "nacham" (נחם), and means "comfort" or "comforter".
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
As an ancestor in the Lukan genealogy, Nahum is part of the historical lineage that affirms Jesus's humanity and his connection to the people of Israel. His presence in the list underscores the continuity of God's covenant promises through generations, culminating in the person of Jesus.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
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)
- Nahum Tateb. 1652IEAnglo-Irish poet and playwright (1652–1715)
- Nahum Meir Schaikewitzb. 1850USYiddish writer (1849–1905)
- Nachum Sokolovb. 1859PLnot in their usual nameHebrew journalist, editor, essayist, and political leader (1859–1936)
- Nahum Nirb. 1884PLIsraeli politician (1884-1968)
- Nahum Goldmannb. 1895DEFounder and long-standing President of the World Jewish Congress
- Nahum Gutmanb. 1898ILpainter, sculptor and mosaic artist (1898-1980)
- Nahum Admonib. 1929ILDirector of Mossad
- Nahum Stelmachb. 1936ILIsraeli footballer (1936-1999)
- Nahum Sonenbergb. 1946CACanadian microbiologist
- J. Holidayb. 1984USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer
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)
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 60 sources across 28 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 301 | #70,147 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 269 | #72,332 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 178 | #95,091 |
Reference works 6
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Nişanyan Adlar (Turkish given-name national-registry frequency)
- Wikipedia given-name tokens
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
- Cognomix.it (Nomix s.r.l.) — Italian surname origin dictionary
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Nahum mean, and where does it come from?
- from the Hebrew personal name Nachum, literally ‘consoled’. Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].
- What are other forms of the name Nahum?
- In the etymology graph, Nehemiah and Naum are forms of the same name in other languages.
- How do you pronounce Nahum?
- A machine transcription gives /naum/ (IPA) for Spanish.
- Is Nahum a male or female name?
- Nahum 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 Nahum have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 2.8 thousand people named Nahum, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled nahum.
- How common is the name Nahum?
- In the United States, the national register counted 2,783 people named Nahum in 2020, about 1 in 120 thousand residents.
- How common is Nahum compared with other names?
- In Honduras, Nahum is the 258th most common given name of 23,588 given names recorded there.
What do you want to know about Nahum?
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/nahumThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
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, “Nahum” — the 258th most common given name in Honduras. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.