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Meaning

The name Chaim has the following meaning:

One who is full of life.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Chaim is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 844 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Chaim fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 74 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 884 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Chaim in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Chaim is pronounced as hie-im

Origins

Chaim originates from the Hebrew language.
See other suggested Hebrew boy baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Chaim and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Chaim: Boys - Axel, Ephraim, Jasiah, Nagid, Nathanael, Simeon, Girls - Cayla, Chaya, Danna, Iyanna, Manuela, Nagida, Naomi, Taliyah, Yoselin, Zina, Both genders - Deborah, Jessica

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Chaim: Chai, Chayim, Chayyim, Chayym, Haim, Hayvim, Hyman, Hymen, Khai, Khaim, Khayim, Khayyim, Khayym

Style

We think the name Chaim should fall under the following style category: Hebrew.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Chaim to be: Wealthy and sophisticated man

In one word, you might describe Chaim as a(n) "sophisticated" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Chaim (or its variants) are:

Chaim Potok , born on 17 February, a famous author. Chaim Potok 's background: An American Jewish author and rabbi.

Chaim Herzog , born on 17 September, a famous politician. Chaim Herzog 's background: The sixth President of Israel (1983–1993), following a distinguished career in both the British Army and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Chaim Azriel Weizmann, born on 27 November, a famous chemist. Chaim Azriel Weizmann's background: A chemist who developed a new process of producing acetone through bacterial fermentation. Most famously, he was a Zionist leader, President of the World Zionist Organization, and the first President of the State of Israel. He was elected on February 1, 1949, and served until 1952. Weizmann also founded the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.
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