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
Haim's 152 recorded births place it above 67.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2021)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Currently ranks #9078 among boys.
152 total births across 55 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 11 births in a single year.
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
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
51 births
- 2020s
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 52 births (34% of all-time use).
Haim decade highlights
- Peak decade 52 births
- Runner-up 51 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Haim by state
Where Haim concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 11.2% |
17 of 152 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- New York 11.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 11.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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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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.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
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.
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