Boy name Hebrew origin Jewish tradition

Menachem

muh-NAH-khum · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Comforter
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish
Religion
Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
Jewish · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1063
2024 births205
Peak year2014
First appeared1948
Total US births6,855
2014 peak19481967198620052024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
Menahem
In other languages
Menachem (Hebrew)

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Notable people named Menachem

Menachem Begin (Israeli PM)
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