Boys' name · since 1971

Haim

152 babies named Haim in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,656 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,078 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
152
born since 1971
2020s
peak decade

Haim currently ranks #9078 among boys' names in America, with 152 babies recorded since 1971.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haim has been recorded 152 times among boys since 1971, currently ranked #9078 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.

  • #14,656 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,078 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 152 born since 1971
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haim ranks #14,656 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,078 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 152 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.

#14,656 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,078 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
152
born since 1971
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%34.8%
Haim vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Haim's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Haim compares

152 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Haim's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Haim Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 152 369 358,536
Peak-year births 11 34 22,252

Haim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Haim's full recorded timeline at 2014, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Haim popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
11
Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
4681012 19711985200620132017202020232025 8

Haim by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (52 births, 34% of the file).

2020s was Haim's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Haim births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 52 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Haim by state

Where Haim concentrates geographically, total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Haim
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 11.2%
New York share of Haim's total US births 11.2%

17 of 152 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haim?
152 babies have been named Haim since 1971. All-time, it sits at #14,656 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,078 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2021 with 11 births.
Where does Haim sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haim ranks #14,656 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,078 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Haim most popular?
Haim was most popular in the 2020s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Haim most popular?
The top states for the name Haim are New York (17 births).
How long has the name Haim been used?
Haim has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 55 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Haim?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haiden, Haider, Haidyn, Haig, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Haim's data

  • New York records the most Haims (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Haim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Haim draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.