In the world, חיים (Haim 
, חיים , Chaim , among others...) is a common principally male, but very seldom girly forename. The first name חיים is characteristic of Israel, where it is a widespread male name, Greece, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Paraguay. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Israel, the United States, and India. Also, חיים is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Haim, Hayim, Chaim, Jaim | Israel, Brazil, United States, Malaysia, India |
| חיים | Israel |
| Chayim | Israel, United Kingdom, United States, India, Canada |
| Haïm | Israel, France, Tunisia |
| Chajim | Switzerland, United States, Morocco, India, Germany |
| Hayyim | United States, Israel, Mexico |
חיים is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Seraph , the fictional character in DC Universe.
| לוי בן אברהם בן חיים FR (b. 1245) |
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| חיים ויטאל Rabbi and kabbalist., IL (b. 1542) |
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חיים יוסף דוד אזולאי Jerusalem rabbi and kabalist., IL (b. 1724) |
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חיים פרחי Ottoman military leader, IL (b. 1760) |
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| חיים אברהם ישראל IL (b. 1708) |
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חיים אברהם גאגין Chief Rabbi of Ottoman Palestine, IL (b. 1787) |
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| חיים יהודה ישראל IL (b. 1768) |
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חיים חזקיהו מדיני Ottoman rabbi, IL (b. 1832) |
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| חיים נסים אבולעפיה rabbi of Tiberias, IL (b. 1795) |
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חיים סאלאווייטשיק Rabbi from Belarus (1853-1918), BY (b. 1853) |
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חיים הירשנזון American Orthodox rabbi, IL (b. 1857) |
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| חיים אבולעפיה IL (b. 1800) |
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חיים זשיטלאווסקי Russian Jewish socialist and political thinker, CH (b. 1865) |
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| חיים נסים ברוך IL (b. 1810) |
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חיים נחמן ביאליק -Hebrew poet, author, and editor (1873-1934), UA (b. 1873) |
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