boy's name
Chaim
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 13,448
the United States
#666
2025 births
Chaim is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 411 babies in the United States, ranking #666. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2022, when 462 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,067 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1942.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Chaim over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 66 |
| 1950s | 354 |
| 1960s | 361 |
| 1970s | 756 |
| 1980s | 1,073 |
| 1990s | 1,514 |
| 2000s | 2,260 |
| 2010s | 3,209 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,485 |
How popular is Chaim?
In 2025, Chaim was given to 411 babies in the United States, ranking #666 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Chaim is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Chaim is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Chaïm | Chaïm is a rare spelling of Chaim, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 100 times, mostly in France. | 100 |
Names that peaked alongside Chaim
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Chaim also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chaim over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Chaim in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Haim
Sibling names for Chaim
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chaim — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Chaim
How popular is the name Chaim?
In 2025, Chaim was given to 411 babies in the United States, ranking #666 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Chaim a girl's or a boy's name?
Chaim is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Chaim?
Chaim has 2 syllables.
When was Chaim most popular?
Chaim peaked in 2022, when 462 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Chaim a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Chaim currently ranks #666 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.