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in the U.S.
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138
in the U.S.
in 2010

Chaim

Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: Life
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Gender: Boy
2,727^th All Time
124,548^th in 2010

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1942	7	0	7
1944	5	0	5
1945	5	0	5
1946	12	0	12
1947	9	0	9
1948	11	0	11
1949	17	0	17
1950	17	0	17
1951	21	0	21
1952	24	0	24
1953	30	0	30
1954	25	0	25
1955	28	0	28
1956	37	0	37
1957	52	0	52
1958	55	0	55
1959	61	0	61
1960	62	0	62
1961	52	0	52
1962	27	0	27
1963	24	0	24
1964	24	0	24
1965	25	0	25
1966	37	0	37
1967	29	0	29
1968	41	0	41
1969	40	0	40
1970	54	0	54
1971	42	0	42
1972	79	0	79
1973	72	0	72
1974	70	0	70
1975	76	0	76
1976	84	0	84
1977	82	0	82
1978	97	0	97
1979	99	0	99
1980	69	0	69
1981	104	0	104
1982	93	0	93
1983	98	0	98
1984	114	0	114
1985	115	6	109
1986	85	0	85
1987	114	0	114
1988	137	0	137
1989	144	0	144
1990	132	0	132
1991	127	0	127
1992	131	0	131
1993	148	0	148
1994	142	0	142
1995	130	0	130
1996	162	0	162
1997	172	0	172
1998	191	0	191
1999	179	0	179
2000	182	0	182
2001	173	0	173
2002	183	0	183
2003	213	0	213
2004	213	0	213
2005	239	0	239
2006	237	0	237
2007	275	0	275
2008	273	0	273
2009	270	0	270
2010	244	0	244
2011	299	0	299
2012	339	0	339
2013	341	0	341
2014	286	0	286
2015	334	0	334

Fun Facts about the name Chaim

How many people with the first name Chaim have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 8,220 babies born with the first name Chaim in the United States. That's more than enough people named Chaim to occupy the territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (France) with an estimated population of 6,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Chaim? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1942 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
When was Chaim first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Chaim is Friday, December 22nd, 1871.
What year had the most people named Chaim born? The highest recorded use of the first name Chaim was in 2013 with a total of 341 babies.
Random Chaim Factoid: According to the 2015 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Chaim ranks 94^th in popularity as a baby boy's name in New Jersey. Imagine that, 103 babies in New Jersey have the same name as you in 2015.
Weird things about the name Chaim: Your name in reverse order is Miahc. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Cimha. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Chaim? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 138 people with the last name Chaim.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Chaim? Chaim is one of the most unique last names recorded.

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Popularity of Chaim as a first name

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Chaim	U.S.
█	White	80.43%	64.26%
█	African American	0.00%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	9.42%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.00%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	0.00%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	6.52%	16.26%

Of Last Name Chaim

People with the last name Chaim are most frequently White

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Meaning, Origin, Inspirations, and Associations

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Origin and Meaning of Chaim

The name "Chaim" is of Hebrew origin, and it means "Life". It's a name commonly given to boys.

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From Hebrew ×—Ö·×™Ö´Ö¼×™× (â€œlifeâ€).

A male given name

Chaim was also found in the following language(s): Portuguese

Notable Persons With the Name Chaim

Gene Simmons

Gene Simmons is a heavy metal music and hard rock musician. He plays Cort Guitars and Spector. He has had major accomplishments since 1963. Gene was given the name Chaim Witz on August 25th, 1949 in Tirat Carmel. Gene is also known as The Demon and Dr. Love/God of Thunder.

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Chaim Topol

Chaim Topol is an author, actor, comedian, singing, voice acting, record producer, film, stage, voice actor, singer, voice artist, and producer. His ongoing career started in 1961. Chaim was born on September 9th, 1935 in Tel Aviv. Chaim is also known as Topol.

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Chaim Weizmann

Chaim Weizmann was a President of Israel. He was most active from 1949 to 1952. Chaim was born on November 27th, 1874 in Motal. He passed away on November 9th, 1952.

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Chaim Herzog

Chaim Herzog was a President of Israel. He was most active from 1983 to 1993. Chaim was born on September 17th, 1918 in Belfast, Ireland. He left this life on April 17th, 1997.

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Chaïm Soutine

Chaïm Soutine is an artist in the field of painting. Chaïm was born on January 13th, 1893 in Smilavichy.

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Chaim Potok

Chaim Potok was a literary fiction novelist and rabbi. Chaim was given the name Herman Harold Potok on February 17th, 1929 in Buffalo, New York, U.S. He left this life on July 23rd, 2002.

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