Menachem
Menachem was the 1088th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 198 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 834th; the most babies were born in 2024 (214). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4 places. More babies were named Menachem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,088 boys, down 56 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 198boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024214 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,063babies recorded
Menachem popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,088 | 198 |
| 2020 | #1,032 | 199 |
| 2010 | #955 | 210 |
| 2000 | #1,124 | 125 |
| 1990 | #1,094 | 96 |
| 1980 | #2,153 | 25 |
| 1970 | #2,469 | 15 |
| 1960 | #2,635 | 11 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Menachem, counting every spelling?
Menachem has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,033 for boys in 2025, against #1,088 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Menachem?
198 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Menachem (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Menachem born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 42 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Menachem.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Menachem?
About 6,900 people born in the US named Menachem are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 9 and 30. That makes Menachem mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Menachem by state
How common Menachem was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (10.5×), New Jersey (9.9×). In 39 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Menachem: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Menachem, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Menachem
How popular is the name Menachem?
Menachem was the 1088th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 198 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 834th; the most babies were born in 2024 (214). Over the last ten years it has moved down 4 places. More babies were named Menachem in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Menachem a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Menachem in the US.
Where is Menachem most popular?
In 2021–2025, Menachem was most common in New York (1.25 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and Maryland.