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Origin & history of Chayim1
Hebrew / Jewish roots
Chayim comes from the Hebrew / Jewish tradition, meaning "Life" or "Living being"..
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How popular is Chayim?
2016
peak year
Chayim first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1975. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2016, 9 babies received the name (ranked #8260). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #9534), with roughly 8 babies named Chayim each year. Chayim's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 134 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
9
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #8,260)
(ranked #8,260)
8
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
80
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
134
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Chayim5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
C3
H8
A1
Y7
I9
M4
Sum: 32 → Life path 5
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Personality of Chayim🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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