Chavela — girls' name

What the Data Says About Chavela

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Chavela between 1952 and 2006, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chavela currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chavela performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chavela shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chavela in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 120 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.