Meaning and history
Chaim is derived from the Hebrew word חַיִּים (chayim), meaning “life,” and has been in use since medieval times.
20062006: 237 births, rank #847
2007: 275 births, rank #786
2008: 273 births, rank #804
2009: 270 births, rank #816
2010: 245 births, rank #859
20112011: 299 births, rank #757
2012: 339 births, rank #701
2013: 341 births, rank #700
2014: 291 births, rank #790
2015: 347 births, rank #714
20162016: 326 births, rank #748
2017: 347 births, rank #705
2018: 314 births, rank #751
2019: 360 births, rank #699
2020: 386 births, rank #673
20212021: 383 births, rank #694
2022: 462 births, rank #607
2023: 444 births, rank #626
2024: 399 births, rank #682
20252025: 411 births, rank #666
Chaim rose from #682 to #666 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2022, with 462 births.