Menachem

Boy's name · #1088 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Menachem reached its best rank, #834, in 1994 and ranked #1088 in 2025. About 7,100 boys have carried it since 1948.

In recent years, Menachem ran 8–9× its national rate in New York and New Jersey.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

See how Menachem ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,628 in Austria (2025) · #1,797 in Switzerland (2025) · #2,090 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,907 in Canada (2024).

Menachem Begin — Israeli politician and former Prime Minister (1913–1992)
Menachem Mendel Schneerson — Russian-American Orthodox Jewish rabbi (1902–1994)
Menachem Bello — Israeli footballer
Menachem Ussishkin — Jewish politician (1863–1941)
Menachem Elon — Israeli High Court judge (1923–2013)

Among 127 notable people named Menachem:

Military figures appear 3.89× more often than among typical names — e.g. Menachem Finkelstein, Israeli judge (born 1951).

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