Chaim
2 countries#666 in United States, 2025US
#666
in United States, 2025
FR
57
total births, France
Total births recorded
12,135
Peak year (United States)
2022
Peak-year count
462
First recorded
1942
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Chaim was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
12,078 births recorded 1942–2025 · currently #666 · peaked in 2022 with 462 births
Most common in: New York, New Jersey, Maryland, California, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
57 births recorded 1926–2018 · peaked in 2006 with 7 births
Most common in: Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Chaim’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #847 | — |
| 2007 | #786 | ↑61 |
| 2008 | #804 | ↓18 |
| 2009 | #816 | ↓12 |
| 2010 | #859 | ↓43 |
| 2011 | #757 | ↑102 |
| 2012 | #701 | ↑56 |
| 2013 | #700 | ↑1 |
| 2014 | #790 | ↓90 |
| 2015 | #714 | ↑76 |
| 2016 | #748 | ↓34 |
| 2017 | #705 | ↑43 |
| 2018 | #751 | ↓46 |
| 2019 | #699 | ↑52 |
| 2020 | #673 | ↑26 |
| 2021 | #694 | ↓21 |
| 2022 | #607 | ↑87 |
| 2023 | #626 | ↓19 |
| 2024 | #682 | ↓56 |
| 2025 | #666 | ↑16 |
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