How Many People Are Named Chaim?
An estimated 11,285 people in the United States have the first name Chaim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 23 years old, and Chaim peaked in popularity in 2022 with 462 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chaim as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chaim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
11,285
About 1 in 30,373 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.9% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2022
462 births
Total Registered
11,653
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chaim
Chaim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 11,653 total births registered, 99.9% were male.
Chaim as a male name
Ranked #694 in 2024
388 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (462 births)
Chaim as a female name
Ranked #9,474 in 1985
6 female births in 1985
Peak: 1985 (6 births)
Chaim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chaim span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,209 babies were registered. While Chaim is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Chaim by Decade
How has Chaim tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chaim by State
Birth registrations for Chaim span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, New Jersey, Maryland. The lowest are in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Connecticut. On average, about 1,058 Chaims were registered per state.
Chaim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chaim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chaim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chaim?
We estimate approximately 11,285 people named Chaim are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 30,373 Americans share this first name.
Is Chaim a common name?
Chaim is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11,653 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chaim most popular?
Chaim reached peak popularity in 2022, when 462 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chaim is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chaim a male name?
Chaim is predominantly male. 99.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chaim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chaim Smith, Chaim Johnson, Chaim Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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