Chaim Boy
How popular is Chaim?
#666 boy name in 2025
411 baby boys were named Chaim in the US in 2025, making it the 666th most popular boy name.
11,650living people named Chaim (est.)
17median age of people named Chaim
12,078babies named Chaim since 1880
1 in 8,067US babies born in 2025
Chaim popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #666 for boys (▲ 16 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 411 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+18% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #714 in 2015, #673 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (462 boys) |
| Highest rank | #607 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1942 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Chaim is most popular
Babies named Chaim per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 3.4 per 1,000 (675 boys)
- New York: 2.8 per 1,000 (1,212 boys)
- Maryland: 0.2 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Connecticut: 0.2 per 1,000 (11 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 boys)
Chaim by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 66 | #1,819 |
| 1950s | 354 | #974 |
| 1960s | 361 | #963 |
| 1970s | 756 | #869 |
| 1980s | 1,067 | #808 |
| 1990s | 1,514 | #800 |
| 2000s | 2,260 | #786 |
| 2010s | 3,209 | #699 |
| 2020s | 2,485 | #607 |
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Questions
- Is Chaim a boy or girl name?
- Chaim is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Chaim were boys.
- How popular is the name Chaim?
- 411 baby boys were named Chaim in the US in 2025, making it the 666th most popular boy name.
- When was Chaim most popular?
- Chaim peaked in 2022, when 462 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #607 in 2022.
- How many people are named Chaim?
- 12,078 babies have been named Chaim in the US since 1880. We estimate about 11,650 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Chaim most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Chaim was most common in New Jersey, at 3.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.