Name meaning & stats
Chaim
Chaim means “life” (Hebrew origin). 12,078 US babies since 1940, peak 2022.
What it means
“life”
HebrewWell documented
In US birth records
Peak year: 2022
12,078 US babies were named Chaim between 1940 and 2025.
Careers
Not enough notable people named Chaim (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.
Spelling family
Chaim is the main spelling
- Chaim 99%
- Chayim 1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2022)