Nahum

#2,958 most common boys' name of all time · #7,168 across all names · 100% boys / 0% girls · used 1918–2025

Rank among boys

#2,958

Rank overall

#7,168 of 105,966

First appeared

1918

Years on the list

59 of 146

All-time

2,197

Since 2016

599

Peak year

2007 #1,746

Best rank

#1,730 2005

Girls Boys peak 85/yr

Nahum first appears in 1918. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
2025	—	58	58	#2,370
2024	—	63	63	#2,269
2023	—	71	71	#2,085
2022	—	48	48	#2,724
2021	—	55	55	#2,442
2020	—	44	44	#2,767
2019	—	65	65	#2,173
2018	—	66	66	#2,127
2017	—	71	71	#2,008
2016	—	58	58	#2,285
2015	—	64	64	#2,153
2014	—	67	67	#2,087
2013	—	67	67	#2,026
2012	—	74	74	#1,930
2011	—	76	76	#1,852
2010	—	59	59	#2,220
2009	—	73	73	#1,948
2008	—	82	82	#1,805
2007	—	85	85	#1,746
2006	—	79	79	#1,761
2005	—	77	77	#1,730
2004	—	59	59	#2,032
2003	—	61	61	#1,917
2002	—	50	50	#2,132
2001	—	38	38	#2,529
2000	—	44	44	#2,233
1999	—	45	45	#2,110
1998	—	38	38	#2,322
1997	—	25	25	#2,994
1996	—	48	48	#1,884
1995	—	31	31	#2,461
1994	—	39	39	#2,099
1993	—	17	17	#3,704
1992	—	18	18	#3,501
1991	—	20	20	#3,149
1990	—	24	24	#2,727
1989	—	21	21	#2,931
1988	—	11	11	#4,251
1987	—	16	16	#3,118
1986	—	13	13	#3,500
1985	—	12	12	#3,666
1984	—	13	13	#3,330
1983	—	14	14	#3,131
1982	—	9	9	#4,348
1981	—	13	13	#3,288
1980	—	8	8	#4,625
1979	—	11	11	#3,661
1978	—	8	8	#4,292
1977	—	13	13	#3,110
1976	—	13	13	#3,004
1975	—	5	5	#5,708
1974	—	10	10	#3,425
1973	—	7	7	#4,208
1972	—	8	8	#3,765
1971	—	7	7	#4,141
1959	—	7	7	#3,492
1953	—	6	6	#3,666
1923	—	6	6	#4,168
1918	—	7	7	#3,712