The baby name Chaim is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: [χaˈjim] (khah-YEEM); common English: /haɪm/ (HIME) or /ˈhaɪ.əm/ (HY-um).
Chaim is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Chaim is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Hebrew: [χaˈjim] (khah-YEEM); common English: /haɪm/ (HIME) or /ˈhaɪ.əm/ (HY-um).
Chaim is Hebrew in Origin.
Chaim is a Hebrew given name from חַיִּים (Ḥayyim), literally “life.” Pronounced KHAH-yeem (with a guttural kh), it reflects a central Jewish value and appears in blessings such as l’chaim, “to life.” The spelling with ch follows Ashkenazic/Yiddish transliteration; modern Israeli Hebrew often renders it as Haim or Hayim.
Documented since Talmudic times, the name spread across both Ashkenazi and Sephardi communities and has remained popular in religious circles and in Israel. It is associated with notable figures like Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin, kabbalist Chaim Vital, and poet Chaim Nachman Bialik. Variants and transliterations include Ḥayyim, Hayyim, Haim, Chayim, and Khaim; Anglicized forms such as Hyam and Hyman also occur. Common pairings create double names (e.g., Chaim Yosef), and affectionate diminutives include Chaimke. The feminine counterpart is Chaya, sharing the same life-affirming root.
| Chaim Weizmann Chaim Weizmann was best known as the first president of Israel and a major Zionist leader. Born in Russia, he was also a biochemist and served as president of the Zionist Organization before being elected Israel’s first president in 1949, a role he held until his death in 1952. | Chaim Herzog Chaim Herzog was best known as the sixth President of Israel, serving from 1983 to 1993. Born in Belfast in 1918 and raised mainly in Dublin, he was the son of Ireland’s Chief Rabbi Yitzhak HaLevi Herzog and later became an Israeli politician, military officer, lawyer, and author after moving to Mandatory Palestine in 1935. | Chaim Topol Chaim Topol was an Israeli actor and singer best known for playing Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof. Often known simply as Topol, he became internationally famous for that role on stage and in the film version. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #133 | 5 | 1,769 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| PS | 0 | #192 | 27 | 5,692 | |
| IL | 0 | #200 | 76 | 6,291 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #250 | 525 | 10,983 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #296 | 11 | 2,588 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #327 | 253 | 10,655 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| France | Boys | 2018 | #387 | 3 | 2,908 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #548 | 388 | 7,044 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #859 | 7 | 13,765 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #919 | 33 | 5,873 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #936 | 20 | 5,933 |
| MA | 0 | #962 | 167 | 20,986 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,157 | 20 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,686 | 6 | 28,008 |
Chaim is popular in 31 countries — most recent births per country:
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