Is Nahum a boy or girl name?
Nahum is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 63 boys were named Nahum, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,139 US babies named Nahum were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,269
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nahum since 1918
- 2,139
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 85 babies
Boys and girls named Nahum, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 13 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 82 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 130 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 305 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 648 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 667 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 281 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 71 | #2,088 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 48 | #2,741 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 55 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,788 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 65 | #2,182 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 66 | #2,132 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 71 | #2,011 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 58 | #2,296 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 64 | #2,158 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 67 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,036 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 74 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 76 | #1,855 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 59 | #2,229 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 73 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 82 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 85 | #1,755 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 79 | #1,764 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 77 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 59 | #2,044 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,925 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 50 | #2,143 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 38 | #2,551 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 44 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,129 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,339 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 25 | #3,037 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 48 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,480 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,108 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,768 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,561 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 24 | #2,752 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 21 | #2,966 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,366 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,161 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,590 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 12 | #3,732 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,393 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,180 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,473 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 13 | #3,354 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,809 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,736 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,432 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,145 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 13 | #3,040 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,028 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 10 | #3,499 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,363 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,850 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 7 | #4,243 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,494 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,677 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,107 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,602 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nahum reached #1,733 in 2005. 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 2000s, 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.