Rising since 2013, #8,910 for boys today.
Popularity of Nahun since 1990
Babies named Nahun per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 59 |
| 2010s | 32 |
| 2020s | 33 |
Meaning & origin
Nahun is an extremely rare boy's name in the United States, first recorded in 1990. Its peak popularity came in 2009, though it has never been common. Since 2013, the name has been rising very slowly in usage, though it remains far from mainstream. With a current rank of 8,910 and an occurrence rate of 1 in 213,510 newborns, Nahun is a distinctive choice. It is likely a variant of the biblical name Nachum, borne by a minor prophet, giving it a subtle religious heritage. Due to its rarity, no top states are associated with the name, and it has no famous bearers to date.
Nahun is likely a variant of Nachum, a Hebrew name from the root 'n-ch-m' meaning 'to comfort'. In the Hebrew Bible, Nachum is a minor prophet. The spelling Nahun may reflect a phonetic variant or respelling, but it is not a standard biblical form. Its use in the United States has been sporadic since the 1990s, likely as a modern variant of more common biblical names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Nah
Sibling names for Nahun
Names that share Nahun's style, for a brother or sister.
