Recorded 1965–2007 Unisex name Peak 1979 671 births

Chavon — unisex name

671 babies named Chavon in U.S. Social Security records since 1965, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s1391980s3621990s1432000s22
1980s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Chavon was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

69 babies were named Chavon in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chavon

The Social Security Administration has registered 671 babies named Chavon between 1965 and 2007, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chavon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 69 babies received it in a single year. Chavon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 55 additional births since 1990.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chavon performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 362 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chavon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 49 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Chavon in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chavon 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 671 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.

Chavon at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

671

Since 1965

43 years of records

Peak year

1979

69 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1965

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2007

Chavon popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1965

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1979)
69
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
020406080 200719991994199019861982197819701965 5

Chavon popularity over time — boys

55 total births recorded since 1990 (Chavon as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 55 births
46810121416 2000199619951994199319921990 6

Chavon by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
362 births that decade — 54% of Chavon's all-time total
1960s51970s1391980s3621990s1432000s22

Chavon by state

Where Chavon concentrates geographically — total births since 1965

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Chavon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
49 7.3%
#2 New York
43 6.4%
#3 Michigan
28 4.2%
#4 Illinois
17 2.5%
#5 Texas
10 1.5%
#6 Ohio
7 1.0%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.7%
California share of Chavon's total US births 7.3%
Even split

49 of 671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chavon?
671 babies have been named Chavon since 1965. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1979 with 69 births.
When was Chavon most popular?
Chavon was most popular in the 1980s decade with 362 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Chavon most popular?
The top states for the name Chavon are California (49 births), New York (43 births), Michigan (28 births).
Is Chavon a unisex name?
Yes, Chavon is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 671 births, and as a boy's name it has 55 births.
How long has the name Chavon been used?
Chavon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1965, spanning 43 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Chavon?
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, 1965–2007 (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.