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Menachem

/məˈnɑhəm/ · 100% boys · 198 born in 2025

Menachem has been given to about 7,063 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/məˈnɑhəm/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 6,750
Median age today18 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Menachem per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 214
  • Born in 2025198
  • All time7,063
  • England & Wales, 202512

How popular is Menachem?

Its best year was 2024, when 214 babies were given the name, ranking 1040th. The typical living American called Menachem is about 18 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.06% of births.

Names that sound like Menachem

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Raheem0.50
  2. Mathew0.47
  3. Salem0.48
  4. Harlem0.48
  5. Matthew0.45

Middle names for Menachem

Ranked by flow score
  1. Menachem Paul0.79
  2. Menachem John0.79
  3. Menachem Blake0.78
  4. Menachem Wade0.78
  5. Menachem Ross0.78
  6. Menachem Quinn0.78

Sibling names for Menachem

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Yehudabrother · 0.98
  2. Samirasister · 0.98
  3. Blazebrother · 0.97
  4. Palomasister · 0.97
  5. Bridgerbrother · 0.97
  6. Amarissister · 0.97

Where Menachem is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.06%
  2. New York0.06%
  3. Maryland0.01%
  4. Florida0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Menachem White0.74
  2. Menachem Nguyen0.74
  3. Menachem Hill0.74
  4. Menachem Hall0.74
  5. Menachem Brown0.74
  6. Menachem Allen0.73

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Menachem

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Menachem across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.