Names/C

Chava

girls’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Chava is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 157 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.

Rank in 2024
outside the top 1,000
Births in 2024
1570.01% of girls
Peak year
2024157 births
Best rank
never in the top 1,000
Since 1951
3,432people given the name
Babies named Chava, by year of birthgirls
05010015020018801900192019401960198020002020

The story in the numbers

3,432 girls have been named Chava in the United States since 1951, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 157 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2008, and the 2010s alone account for 28%.

By decade

Decadegirls named Chava
1950s17
1960s57
1970s213
1980s372
1990s433
2000s719
2010s969
2020s652

In 2024, its biggest year

Chava was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Chava

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.