Nachum is a very rare boys' name that peaked in 1989 and has grown less common since.
Nachum is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,704 for boy births in the United States (and #18,041 across all names), given to 9 babies. Nachum was first reported in SSA data in 1967 and peaked in 1989 (18 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | #8,704 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | #7,596 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | #7,596 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #8,124 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | #6,976 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #10,261 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 | #13,521 |
| 2018 | 12 | 12 | #6,994 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 | #7,963 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | #7,463 |
| 2015 | 10 | 10 | #7,870 |
| 2014 | 11 | 11 | #7,389 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #7,922 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #9,444 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 | #10,417 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | #10,634 |
| 2008 | 5 | 5 | #13,973 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | #10,537 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #9,304 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #10,906 |
| 2003 | 10 | 10 | #7,082 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 | #11,899 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #7,328 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #11,607 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #7,323 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #8,471 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | #8,127 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #7,797 |
| 1989 | 18 | — | #3,288 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,691 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #5,741 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | #3,960 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #6,191 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #3,844 |