Chaim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HY-im
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,055 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #666 for boys
Chaim is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “life”. In 2025 it ranked 1,055th for boys in the UK (31 babies) and 666th for boys in the US (411 babies).
What does Chaim mean?
Hebrew: from Hebrew chayyim
“life”
Chaim Weizmann, a chemist and Zionist leader, became the first President of Israel in 1949.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Chaim a girl's or a boy's name?
Chaim is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the UK and 411 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Chaim in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,055th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31 about 1 in 9,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the UK were named Chaim, making it the 1,055th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 852nd. Its busiest year was 2021, with 43 boys.
Half of all the boys named Chaim in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 976th in England and Wales.
Chaim in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #1,055 |
| 2024 | 31 | #1,041 |
| 2023 | 39 | #892 |
| 2022 | 42 | #829 |
| 2021 | 43 | #832 |
| 2020 | 39 | #852 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 39 | #875 |
| 2017 | 35 | #961 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,195 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,140 |
| 2014 | 28 | #1,079 |
| 2013 | 32 | #979 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,070 |
| 2011 | 32 | #971 |
| 2010 | 38 | #848 |
| 2009 | 21 | #1,254 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,210 |
| 2007 | 31 | #920 |
| 2006 | 25 | #1,008 |
| 2005 | 25 | #972 |
| 2004 | 16 | #1,239 |
| 2003 | 21 | #975 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,109 |
| 2001 | 21 | #871 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 20 | #844 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,111 |
| 1996 | 22 | #746 |
How popular is Chaim in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 666th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 411 about 1 in 4,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 411 boys in the US were named Chaim, making it the 666th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 673rd. Its busiest year was 2022, with 462 boys. It first appears in the records in 1942.
Half of all the boys named Chaim in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chaim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 411 | #666 |
| 2024 | 399 | #682 |
| 2023 | 444 | #626 |
| 2022 | 462 | #607 |
| 2021 | 383 | #694 |
| 2020 | 386 | #673 |
| 2019 | 360 | #699 |
| 2018 | 314 | #751 |
| 2017 | 347 | #705 |
| 2016 | 326 | #748 |
| 2015 | 347 | #714 |
| 2014 | 291 | #790 |
| 2013 | 341 | #700 |
| 2012 | 339 | #701 |
| 2011 | 299 | #757 |
| 2010 | 245 | #859 |
| 2009 | 270 | #816 |
| 2008 | 273 | #804 |
| 2007 | 275 | #786 |
| 2006 | 237 | #847 |
| 2005 | 239 | #802 |
| 2004 | 213 | #834 |
| 2003 | 213 | #821 |
| 2002 | 184 | #885 |
| 2001 | 174 | #901 |
| 2000 | 182 | #867 |
| 1999 | 179 | #842 |
| 1998 | 191 | #800 |
| 1997 | 172 | #834 |
| 1996 | 162 | #854 |
| 1995 | 130 | #967 |
| 1994 | 142 | #914 |
| 1993 | 148 | #872 |
| 1992 | 131 | #928 |
| 1991 | 127 | #935 |
| 1990 | 132 | #889 |
| 1989 | 144 | #827 |
| 1988 | 137 | #808 |
| 1987 | 114 | #874 |
| 1986 | 85 | #1,002 |
| 1985 | 109 | #866 |
| 1984 | 114 | #818 |
| 1983 | 98 | #889 |
| 1982 | 93 | #927 |
| 1981 | 104 | #870 |
| 1980 | 69 | #1,089 |
| 1979 | 99 | #875 |
| 1978 | 98 | #869 |
| 1977 | 82 | #937 |
| 1976 | 84 | #905 |
| 1975 | 76 | #938 |
| 1974 | 70 | #977 |
| 1973 | 72 | #948 |
| 1972 | 79 | #900 |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,289 |
| 1970 | 54 | #1,117 |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,252 |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,183 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,410 |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,236 |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,558 |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,614 |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,584 |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,514 |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,096 |
| 1960 | 62 | #963 |
| 1959 | 62 | #974 |
| 1958 | 57 | #1,005 |
| 1957 | 51 | #1,062 |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,256 |
| 1955 | 29 | #1,418 |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,524 |
| 1953 | 31 | #1,356 |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,546 |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,642 |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,814 |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,819 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,325 |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,670 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,142 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,337 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,428 |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,939 |
Names like Chaim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ibrahim, Musa, Yusuf, Caleb, Muhammad, Achim, Ahmed, Noah, Zion, Micah, Amir, Jonah
Names related to Chaim
More Hebrew names
Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias, Mateo
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chaim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chaim, updated 20 October 2026.