Unisex name · since 1965
Chavon
Chavon has 671 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 671
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chavon is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 671 have been recorded since 1965.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chavon has been recorded 671 times among girls since 1965, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1965 to 2007.
- #9,795 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 671 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chavon ranks #9,795 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 671 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,795 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 671
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Chavon's 671 recorded births place it above 86.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Chavon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chavon's full recorded timeline at 1988, 32% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 68% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1965, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 69 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chavon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2007
- Peak year (1979)
- 69
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Chavon popularity over time - boys
55 total births recorded since 1990 (Chavon as boys' name)
Chavon by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (362 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Chavon's strongest decade.
362 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Chavon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 139
1970s
139 births
- 1980s
1980s
362 births
- 1990s 143
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 362 births (54% of all-time use).
How Chavon 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 Chavon's total volume
Chavon by state
Where Chavon concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| 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% |
49 of 671 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Chavon's data
- Chavon's decade-level peak was the 1980s (362 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Chavons (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chavon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1965–2007 (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 Chavon 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.