Nachum

Popularity Trends

The name Nachum is the #7,474 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 265 recorded births since 1967. This represents the 3.4% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.4% of all names). For boys, it ranks #4,321 (5.7% percentile) for all time with 265 births since 1967.

Nachum first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1967 (first recorded for boys in 1967). Birth data for Nachum is available in 32 out of the 57 years between 1967 and 2023. The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

For boys, Nachum reached its peak popularity in 1989, achieving the 2.2% percentile (ranked #740) with 9 births per million. The name was most common in 1989, with 9 births per million (ranked 2.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Nachum ranks #905 for boys (0.7% percentile) with 6 births per million, which is 69.9% of its peak share of births.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Nachum".

1967 2023 19672023

Key Statistics

Total Births

265

Peak Births

Peak Year

1989

First Recorded

1967

Peak Percentile

2.2%

Current Percentile

0.7%

Peak Rank

#740

Current Rank

#905

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Nachum", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. This list excludes the 1 other name spellings that we've determined are also variations of "Nochum" based on shared pronunciations. Click here for more details on names that are pronounced like Nochum..

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Nachum's popularity from 1964 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Nachum at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Nachum range from Atara at 81.3% correlation to Calina at 79.7% correlation, with an average correlation level of 80.1%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Santana with 12.9K births (56% boys) and the least popular is Calina with 724 births (100% girls).

Nachum's share of births peaked at 8.6 births per million for boys in 1989. It reached its lowest point of 2.3 births per million (27% of peak) in 2008. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Nachum had 6 births per million, 70% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Atara

1,136

81.28% (very strong)

Giorgio

2,008

80.97% (very strong)

Yaakov

5,536

80.40% (very strong)

Santana

12.9k

80.14% (very strong)

Shaindy

2,154

80.07% (very strong)

Aharon

2,420

79.98% (strong)

Mustafa

6,727

79.92% (strong)

Mikail

1,157

79.90% (strong)

Aurielle

996

79.82% (strong)

Asma

2,506

79.78% (strong)

2,355

79.76% (strong)

Calina

724

79.72% (strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Nachum

Our model has identified 3 different pronunciations for the name Nachum. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 77.8% confident that Nachum is pronounced as NAH-kuhm, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is NAHK-huhm, at 11.1% confidence, with 2 syllables.

NAH-kuhm

77.8%

NAHK-huhm

11.1%

NAH-chuhm

11.1%

NAH-kuhm (2 syllables)

77.8% confidence

N AA1 K AH0 M

NAHK-huhm (2 syllables)

11.1% confidence

N AA1 K HH AH0 M

NAH-chuhm (2 syllables)

11.1% confidence

N AA1 CH AH0 M

Possible Additional Pronunciations

If none of the pronunciations above sound right to you, could you please check whether any of these related pronunciations should be applied to the name Nachum? These are pronunciations that other similar names use, but which are not currently associated with Nachum. If you think any of these are valid pronunciations for Nachum, please vote using the thumbs up button.

About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like N AA1 K AH0 M) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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