Chaim

Where Chaim comes from

From Hebrew חַיִּים (“life”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Chaim
  • Hebrew
Along the way
  1. 1874
    Chaim Weizmann born
    Israeli statesman and British chemist
  2. 1918
    Chaim Herzog born
    6th President of Israel (1983–1993) –
  3. 1942
    First appearance
    #2,940 among boys, 7 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2022
    Peak, #607
    462 babies named Chaim — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Chaim Weizmann · Israeli statesman and British chemist, 1874–1952
  • Chaim Herzog · 6th President of Israel (1983–1993) –, 1918–1997
  • Chaim Topol · Israeli actor, 1935–2023

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.