Chaim

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Hebrew

Meaning

Haim can be a first name or surname originating in Hebrew or derived from the Old German name Haimo.

From Wikipedia

Chaim first appears in the data in 1942 and has been recorded in 82 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 462 babies (rank #607 that year). In 2024 it was given to 388 boys (rank #694). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Chaim

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Chaim yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11,653
Total babies (all years)
82
Years in the data
462
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19427#2,972
19445#3,501
19455#3,395
194612#2,167
19479#2,689
194811#2,346
194917#1,830
195017#1,828
195121#1,650
195224#1,552
195331#1,360
195425#1,531
195529#1,423
195637#1,261
195751#1,065
195857#1,008
195962#977
196062#966
196151#1,096
196227#1,520
196325#1,594
196424#1,622
196525#1,564
196637#1,240
196729#1,414
196841#1,192
196940#1,253
197054#1,117
197142#1,295
197279#901
197372#950
197470#980
197576#939
197684#906
197782#940
197898#869
197999#876
198069#1,090
1981104#871
198293#928
198398#889
1984114#818
1985109#867
198685#1,003
1987114#875
1988137#809
1989144#830
1990132#893
1991127#941
1992131#931
1993148#876
1994142#920
1995130#972
1996162#856
1997172#836
1998191#801
1999179#845
2000182#870
2001174#902
2002184#886
2003213#823
2004213#835
2005239#803
2006237#847
2007275#787
2008273#804
2009270#818
2010245#859
2011299#757
2012339#701
2013341#699
2014291#790
2015347#715
2016326#748
2017347#706
2018314#751
2019360#699
2020386#673
2021383#694
2022462#607
2023441#629
2024388#694