boy's name
Menachem
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 7,870
Menachem is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 198 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 214 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 16,744 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1948.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Menachem over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 14 |
| 1950s | 47 |
| 1960s | 98 |
| 1970s | 316 |
| 1980s | 575 |
| 1990s | 1,195 |
| 2000s | 1,715 |
| 2010s | 1,880 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,223 |
How popular is Menachem?
In 2025, Menachem was given to 198 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Menachem is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Menachem
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Menachem also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Menachem over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Menachem
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Menachem — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Menachem
How popular is the name Menachem?
In 2025, Menachem was given to 198 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Menachem a girl's or a boy's name?
Menachem is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Menachem?
Menachem has 3 syllables.
When was Menachem most popular?
Menachem peaked in 2024, when 214 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Menachem a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Menachem currently ranks #1,084 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.