Girls' name · since 1951
Chava
Chava has 3,552 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,739 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,552
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
3,552 babies have been named Chava since 1951, making it today's #1739 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chava has been recorded 3,552 times among girls since 1951, currently ranked #1739 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #3,224 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,739 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,552 born since 1951
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chava ranks #3,224 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,739 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,552 born since 1951, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,224 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,739 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,552
- born since 1951
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chava's 3,552 recorded births place it above 95.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Chava compares
3,552 Top 17% higher than 83% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Chava's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chava | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,552 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 160 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chava's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chava splits its recorded history at 1993: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 160 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chava popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 160
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Chava by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (969 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Chava's strongest decade.
969 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Chava births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 57
1960s
57 births
- 1970s 213
1970s
213 births
- 1980s 372
1980s
372 births
- 1990s
1990s
433 births
- 2000s
2000s
719 births
- 2010s
2010s
969 births
- 2020s
2020s
772 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 969 births (27% of all-time use).
How Chava compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chava's total volume
Chava by state
Where Chava concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,984 | 55.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 850 | 23.9% |
| #3 | California | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.1% |
1,984 of 3,552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Chava's data
- Chava's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (969 total births) through the 2020s (772) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Chavas (1,984 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chava: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Chava 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.