Male name
Menachem
328 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2018. Expression number: 8.
Origin
The first name Menachem was taken from the Bible and is of Hebrew origin. It is based on the Hebrew word מְנַחֵם (CHA: menaḥēm) 'comforter'.Translated by Arcanes from the German Wiktionary, entry “Menachem”, text and translation under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2018: 19 births. 328 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 63 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2024: 214 births. 7,063 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1973. It is still given: 1,024 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 100 | 1980–2025 | — |
Source: Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
4 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 8 + 5 + 4 = 35 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
11
intuition and inspiration (master number)
5 + 1 + 5 = 11
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
4 + 5 + 3 + 8 + 4 = 24 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 6, 7, 9
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.