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Hyman

Rooted in Hebrew, Hyman is a boy's name that means "Hebrew, from Chaim". It belongs mostly to the 1910s at this point. These days, it is one of the rarer names on record. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

HebrewHebrew, from Chaim
EtymologyMeaning "life"
Births by decade
1900s
357
1910s
2,778
1920s
1,671
1930s
331
1940s
188
1950s
213
1960s
99
1970s
59
1980s
19
1990s
6
2000s
5
2010s
7
Peaked in the 1910s · 5,733 total U.S. births since 1900