Comforter or one who consoles
Derived from the Hebrew root 'nacham', meaning to comfort or console. It is a traditional Jewish name often given to boys born around the holiday of Tisha B'Av or to honor the memory of a deceased relative.
Less common today
Nachman isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,390 in 2012.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement
Theorist and founder of Labor Zionism
Israeli politician and journalist
