Menachem Begin
There are approximately 1 people named Menachem Begin living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Menachem with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Begin. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Menachem
6.7K
Alive today
Named Begin
2.7K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 6.7K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2014
Average age: 21
Top Census group: White (97.0%)
Estimated bearers: 2.7K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #12,715
Per 100K: 0.78
Top ancestry: White (93.3%)
First name trend
Menachem: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Menachem. The peak year was 2014 with 212 births. The average person named Menachem today is 21 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Menachem
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Menachem, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 97.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Menachem described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Menachem at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White97.0% · 4,664
- Black or African American1.2% · 56
- Hispanic or Latino0.9% · 45
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 24
- Two or more races0.4% · 18
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Begin surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Begin, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 93.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Begin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Begin at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White93.3% · 2,163
- Two or more races3.0% · 70
- Hispanic or Latino1.8% · 42
- Black or African American0.9% · 20
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 6
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Menachem has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0020% of the US population, based on 6,708 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Menachem right now.
The surname Begin appears at a rate of 0.78 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0008%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Menachem Begin. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
FAQ
Menachem Begin: questions and answers
How many people are named Menachem Begin?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Menachem Begin. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0020%) with the surname frequency (0.78 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Menachem Begin?
We classify Menachem Begin as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Menachem a male or female name?
Menachem is predominantly male. Out of 6,855 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Menachem profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Menachem Begin?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.