Chaim
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning life.
Babies a year
323
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#666
up from #694
UK popularity
#976
31 babies
How Chaim has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #715 |
| 2016 | #745 |
| 2017 | #706 |
| 2018 | #749 |
| 2019 | #698 |
| 2020 | #672 |
| 2021 | #695 |
| 2022 | #624 |
| 2023 | #637 |
| 2024 | #694 |
| 2025 | #666 |
Chaim by the numbers
In 2025, 31 babies in England and Wales were named Chaim. In the US, 323 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 347 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Chaim. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean life
Like Chaim, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Chaim
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