Chaim has been given to about 12,078 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.
Chaim ranks 666th among American boys in 2025, with 411 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 462 babies were given the name, ranking 607th. The typical living American called Chaim is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.16% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.