Nahom
Boy · NAH-hom · Hebrew
Nahom is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “comfort; consoler”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 3,449th for boys in the US (33 babies).
What does Nahom mean?
Hebrew: Ethiopian and Eritrean form of Nahum
“comfort; consoler”
Nahum is the Hebrew prophet whose short biblical book foretells the fall of Nineveh.
- Say it
- NAH-hom
Is Nahom a girl's or a boy's name?
Nahom is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 33 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nahom in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Nahom, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nahom in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Nahom in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 11 | #2,127 |
| 2014 | 7 | #2,843 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,176 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,384 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,640 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
How popular is Nahom in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,449among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 33about 1 in 52,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 33 boys in the US were named Nahom, making it the 3,449th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,272nd. Its busiest year was 2009, with 53 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the boys named Nahom in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nahom in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33 | #3,449 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,472 |
| 2022 | 25 | #4,180 |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,114 |
| 2020 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,713 |
| 2018 | 44 | #2,747 |
| 2017 | 44 | #2,754 |
| 2016 | 44 | #2,725 |
| 2015 | 43 | #2,765 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,888 |
| 2013 | 35 | #3,120 |
| 2012 | 52 | #2,414 |
| 2011 | 52 | #2,402 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,428 |
| 2009 | 53 | #2,400 |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,752 |
| 2007 | 38 | #3,023 |
| 2006 | 49 | #2,476 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 24 | #3,275 |
| 1998 | 15 | #4,409 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,366 |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
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