Nahum

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Nahum: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Nahum: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,425 in 2000, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1425highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2357
1997	#2022
1998	#1821
1999	#1850
2000	#1425
2001	#1949
2002	#1519
2003	#3467
2004	#1732
2005	#1991
2006	#1744
2007	#2435
2008	#2507
2009	#2544
2010	#3332
2011	#2039
2012	#3987
2013	#4685
2014	#3895
2015	#4747
2016	#2175
2017	#3996
2018	#2445
2019	#2266
2020	#3334
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 26 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1425 among boys in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Nahum by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Nahum in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	21	4 of 10	5
2000sbusiest	75	10 of 10	8
2010s	60	10 of 10	6
2020s	8	2 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Nahum appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1425 in England and Wales in 2000.

Nahum's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#3334	5	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2266	9	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2445	8	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3996	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2175	10	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#4747	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3895	4	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#4685	3	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3987	4	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2039	10	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3332	5	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2544	7	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#2507	7	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1744	10	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1732	9	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#3467	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1519	9	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1949	6	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1425	9	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1850	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1821	6	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#2022	5	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2357	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 26 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,425, first reached in 2000.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 10 births, registered in England and Wales in 2006.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
25 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
3 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
10births registered in its largest year, 2006Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Kadir · #1425, 22y
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Sadiq · #1425, 27y
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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Abdus · #1425, 20y
Hussam · #1425, 19y
Kadir · #1425, 22y
Mahfuz · #1425, 19y

Nahum and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Nahum without appearing here.

Nahum moved ahead of

Brent Compare
In 2015 they stood at #4747 and #4747 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #2175 and #4810.
Herman Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3895 and #3895 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #2445 and #4749.
Graeme Compare
In 2003 they stood at #3467 and #2189 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1732 and #3009.
Garry Compare
In 2015 they stood at #4747 and #3373 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #2175 and #3079.

Moved ahead of Nahum

Hudson Compare
In 2002 they stood at #1519 and #2005 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2003 that had become #3467 and #1092.
Madison Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2445 and #4749 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3688.
Sander Compare
In 2023 they stood at #3996 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #5119 and #3688.
Gunnar Compare
In 2019 they stood at #2266 and #2728 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #3334 and #1935.

Moved the opposite way to Nahum

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nahum went from #2357 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nahum went from #2357 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nahum went from #2357 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nahum went from #2357 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Nahum

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nahum went from #2357 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nahum went from #2357 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nahum went from #2357 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Nahum went from #2357 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1425 in England and Wales in 2000. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Nahum

Nahum at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Nahum by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Nahum appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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Nahum at a glance

Nahum by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Nahum appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Nahum and the names beside it

Nahum moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Nahum

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