Girls' name · since 1978
Chavie
Chavie has 103 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chavie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 103 have been recorded since 1978.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chavie has been recorded 103 times among girls since 1978, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2022.
- #26,764 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 103 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chavie ranks #26,764 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #26,764 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 103
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chavie's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Chavie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chavie's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chavie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2022
- Peak year (1990)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Chavie by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (33 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Chavie's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Chavie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
14 births
- 1990s
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
27 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 33 births (32% of all-time use).
Chavie by state
Where Chavie concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 81 | 78.6% |
81 of 103 births nationwide.
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What to do with Chavie's data
- Chavie's decade-level peak was the 1990s (33 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Chavies (81 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 Chavie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1978–2022 (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 Chavie 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.