Boys' name · since 1967
Nachum
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 285 babies named Nachum, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,889 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,377 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 285
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nachum is the #8377 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 285 recorded since 1967.
Nachum has 285 recorded births among boys since 1967, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8377 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2025.
- #10,889 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,377 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 285 born since 1967
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nachum ranks #10,889 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,377 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 285 born since 1967, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,889 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,377 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 285
- born since 1967
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nachum's 285 recorded births place it above 76.04% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Nachum compares
285 44th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nachum's all-time total is 23% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nachum | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 285 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nachum's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nachum's full recorded timeline at 2008, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nachum popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Nachum by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (84 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Nachum's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Nachum births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s
2010s
84 births
- 2020s
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 84 births (29% of all-time use).
Nachum by state
Where Nachum concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 83 | 29.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 32 | 11.2% |
83 of 285 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Nachum's data
- Nachum's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2020s (60) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nachums (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nachum: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~58 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nachum draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.