Given name & surname
Haim
“a giver of live”
Haim is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “a giver of live.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a giver of live.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haim through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 152
- 152 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,202 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,202 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 783 as a first name in 2020; 457 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Haim’s family of names
In English usage, Haim has a related form in Chaim. Haim has a related form in Hayim. Haim has a related form in Hayyim.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Haim has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Haim
- Hayim Nahman BialikHebrew poet, author, and editor (1873–1934)
- Haim SabanIsraeli–American media proprietor, investorborn 1944
- Haim Bar-LevIsraeli military officer and politician (1924-1994)
- Haim RevivoIsraeli footballerborn 1972
- Haim RamonIsraeli politicianborn 1950
- Haim ArlosoroffZionist leader (1899–1933)
- Haim KatzIsraeli politicianborn 1947
- Haim GouriIsraeli poet (1923-2018)
- Haim Laskov5th Chief of General Staff of Israel Defence Forces (1919–1982)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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