Is Menachem a boy or girl name?
Menachem is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 205 boys were named Menachem, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,855 US babies named Menachem were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,063
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Menachem since 1948
- 6,855
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 212 babies
Boys and girls named Menachem, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 98 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 316 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 575 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,195 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,715 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 1,880 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 1,015 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 205 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 201 | #1,077 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 208 | #1,060 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 202 | #1,061 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 199 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 171 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 190 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 195 | #1,034 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 204 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 181 | #1,084 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 212 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 164 | #1,114 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 170 | #1,100 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 183 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 210 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 200 | #989 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 169 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 204 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 193 | #968 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 181 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 166 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 165 | #974 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 155 | #1,006 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 157 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 125 | #1,124 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 123 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 115 | #1,121 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 144 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 138 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 142 | #933 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 164 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 83 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 105 | #1,073 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 96 | #1,094 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 80 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 64 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,238 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 52 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 58 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 61 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 57 | #1,218 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,153 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 49 | #1,334 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 49 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 36 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 45 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 38 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 28 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,760 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 14 | #2,650 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,471 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,637 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 15 | #2,098 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,913 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,917 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,501 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,241 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 9 | #3,034 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,636 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,764 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,350 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,423 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 10 | #2,699 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,358 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,046 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 9 | #2,726 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Menachem reached #834 in 1994. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.