Recorded 1978–2022 Girls' name Peak 1990 103 births

Chavie — girls' name

103 babies named Chavie in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

103 girls have been named Chavie since 1978, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2022.

103
total births
1978–2022
years on record
1990s
peak decade
32%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Chavie was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

8 babies were named Chavie in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chavie

The Social Security Administration has registered 103 babies named Chavie between 1978 and 2022, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chavie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chavie performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chavie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 81 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chavie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chavie 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 103 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.

Chavie at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

103

Since 1978

45 years of records

Peak year

1990

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1978

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2022

Chavie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1978

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1990)
8
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
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Chavie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
33 births that decade — 32% of Chavie's all-time total
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Chavie by state

Where Chavie concentrates geographically — total births since 1978

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chavie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
81 78.6%
New York share of Chavie's total US births 78.6%

81 of 103 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chavie?
103 babies have been named Chavie since 1978. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1990 with 8 births.
When was Chavie most popular?
Chavie was most popular in the 1990s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Chavie most popular?
The top states for the name Chavie are New York (81 births).
How long has the name Chavie been used?
Chavie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 45 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Chavie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Charlotte, Charlene, Charlie, Charity, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1978–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.