Chima

CHEE-muh /ˈtʃiːmə/
boy 2 syllables fading

Chima is a very rare variant of Chaim that peaked in 2002 and has since faded.

Chima is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Chima was first reported in SSA data in 1978 and peaked in 2002 (14 births).

About the name Chima

PronunciationCHEE-muh /ˈtʃiːmə/
14peak births 2002
1978first in SSA data

Names similar to Chima

How popular is Chima?

Boys named Chima
1978198019902000201020202023
Boys named Chima per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1978–2023 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2023) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Chima total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
20231010#7,839
202066#10,855
201688#9,006
201555#12,413
201277#9,894
201166#11,074
201066#10,996
20091111#7,307
200888#9,145
20071111#7,181
200666#10,905
200588#8,427
200455#11,663
20031111#6,326
20021414#5,175
200188#7,653
200099#6,933
19991010#6,115
19981313#4,919
199712—#5,003
199413—#4,574
19937—#6,939
19925—#8,621
19918—#6,041
19906—#7,329
19897—#6,329
19886—#6,555
19877—#5,587
19868—#4,926
19858—#4,771
19845—#6,473
19827—#5,107
19816—#5,618
19806—#5,635
19796—#5,474
19789—#3,909