Chayim
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KHY-im
- Origin
- Hebrew
Chayim is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “life”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Chayim mean?
Hebrew: variant spelling of Chaim, from Hebrew chayim
“life”
Variant spelling of Chaim, a traditional Jewish name from the Hebrew word for life.
Is Chayim a girl's or a boy's name?
Chayim is a boys' name.
How popular is Chayim in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 9 boys. It first appears in the records in 1975.
Half of all the boys named Chayim in the US since 1880 were born between 1993 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chayim in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 8 | #8,835 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 5 | #12,102 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 7 | #9,703 |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 6 | #10,655 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,222 |
| 1988 | 6 | #6,420 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,715 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
Names like Chayim
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Tatum Chaim Om Kobe Salem Musa Obi Omari Ibrahim Atom Tadeo Yusuf
Names related to Chayim
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Chayim: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chayim, updated 20 October 2026.