Comfort
Nochum is a Yiddish form of the Hebrew name Nachum. It is derived from the root word meaning to comfort or console, and is traditionally given to boys in Ashkenazi Jewish communities.
Less common today
Nochum isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,703 in 2021.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The Novominsker Rebbe
Prominent Chabad rabbi and scholar
