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Menachem

Boy

Meaning of Menachem: Hebrew: 'comforter'

Menachem is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1096th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 2088th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1096

198 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2088

11 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

7,063

First recorded 1948 · peak 2024

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 57 babies1982: 61 babies1983: 58 babies1984: 62 babies1985: 52 babies1986: 61 babies1987: 55 babies1988: 64 babies1989: 80 babies1990: 96 babies19901991: 85 babies1992: 105 babies1993: 83 babies1994: 164 babies1995: 142 babies1996: 138 babies1997: 144 babies1998: 115 babies1999: 123 babies2000: 125 babies20002001: 157 babies2002: 155 babies2003: 165 babies2004: 166 babies2005: 181 babies2006: 193 babies2007: 204 babies2008: 169 babies2009: 200 babies2010: 210 babies20102011: 183 babies2012: 170 babies2013: 164 babies2014: 212 babies2015: 181 babies2016: 204 babies2017: 195 babies2018: 190 babies2019: 171 babies2020: 199 babies20202021: 203 babies2022: 208 babies2023: 201 babies2024: 214 babies2025: 198 babies
US babies named Menachem per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 214.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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