Fun Facts About the Name Nechuma
- 167 babies named Nechuma: U.S. records list 167 babies given the name Nechuma from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nechuma Mean?
Nechuma is a feminine Hebrew name meaning "comfort" or "consolation." It comes from the Hebrew root n-ḥ-m (נחם), which means to comfort or console, and from the noun neḥamah / neḥumah (נֶחָמָה, נְחוּמָה), meaning comfort. The usual variant spelling is Nechama - the same name written with different Latin letters - and the masculine Nachum (Nahum) comes from the same root. The literal sense is "comfort," and the name has traditionally been understood as expressing consolation.
Nechuma Name History & Origins
The word behind the name appears in the Hebrew Bible in passages of consolation, most famously at the opening of Isaiah 40 - "Comfort, comfort my people" (Naḥamu, naḥamu ami) - which is built on the same root. The prophet Nahum (נַחוּם) also carries a name formed from this root.
In Jewish practice the feminine name Nechama has been given to girls, and some families choose it for a daughter born after a death in the family, treating the name itself as an expression of consolation. The seven prophetic readings of comfort that follow Tisha B'Av are called the shiv'ah de-neḥamta, "the seven of consolation," a sign of how firmly this word is fixed in Jewish liturgy.
Nechuma is one of several Latin-letter spellings of the name, alongside Nechama and Nehama. It is used in Hebrew and among Jewish communities in the diaspora, including Yiddish-speaking ones, where the pronunciation and spelling shift with the local language.
How Popular is the Name Nechuma?
Nechuma has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2021. Its best rank was #8,837 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,631 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #10,815 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #10,913 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #8,837 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #14,617 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #17,285 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #9,631 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #13,705 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #18,090 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #14,066 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #15,981 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #10,059 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #16,313 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #18,774 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #14,541 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #16,882 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #17,002 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #18,387 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #12,421 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #15,217 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #14,809 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #16,820 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #13,923 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #15,058 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Nechuma Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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