Is Chaim a boy or girl name?
Chaim is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 388 boys were named Chaim, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.1% of the 11,653 US babies named Chaim were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #694
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Chaim since 1942
- 11,653
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 462 babies
Boys and girls named Chaim, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 66 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 354 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 361 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 756 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,067 | 6 | 0.6% |
| 1990s | 1,514 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 2,260 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,209 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,060 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 388 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 441 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 462 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 383 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 386 | #673 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 360 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 314 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 347 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 326 | #748 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 347 | #715 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 291 | #790 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 341 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 339 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 299 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 245 | #859 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 270 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 273 | #804 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 275 | #787 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 237 | #847 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 239 | #803 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 213 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 213 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 184 | #886 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 174 | #902 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 182 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 179 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 191 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 172 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 162 | #856 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 130 | #972 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 142 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 148 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 131 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 127 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 132 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 144 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 137 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 114 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 85 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 109 | #867 | 6 | #9,474 |
| 1984 | 114 | #818 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 98 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 93 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 104 | #871 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 69 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 99 | #876 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 98 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 82 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 84 | #906 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 76 | #939 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 70 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 72 | #950 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 79 | #901 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 54 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 40 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 41 | #1,192 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,414 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 37 | #1,240 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 25 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 24 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 25 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 27 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 51 | #1,096 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 62 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 62 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 57 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 51 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 37 | #1,261 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 29 | #1,423 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 31 | #1,360 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 24 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,650 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 17 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,830 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,346 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,689 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,167 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,395 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,501 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 7 | #2,972 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chaim reached #607 in 2022. As a girl name, it reached #9,474 in 1985. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.