US rank #3988 Girls' name Peak 2024 602 births

Chavy — #3988 US girls' name

602 babies named Chavy in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s502000s1412010s2482020s151
#3988
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Chavy was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

37 babies were named Chavy in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chavy

The Social Security Administration has registered 602 babies named Chavy between 1982 and 2024, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chavy currently holds the #3988 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chavy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 248 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Chavy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 332 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Chavy in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chavy 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 602 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.

Chavy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

602

Since 1982

43 years of records

Peak year

2024

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,988

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1982

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2024

Chavy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1982

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
37
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
010203040 20242019201420092004199919941982 6

Chavy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
248 births that decade — 41% of Chavy's all-time total
1980s121990s502000s1412010s2482020s151

Chavy by state

Where Chavy concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Chavy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
332 55.1%
New York share of Chavy's total US births 55.1%

332 of 602 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chavy?
602 babies have been named Chavy since 1982. It currently ranks #3988 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 37 births.
When was Chavy most popular?
Chavy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 248 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Chavy most popular?
The top states for the name Chavy are New York (332 births).
How long has the name Chavy been used?
Chavy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 43 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Chavy?
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.

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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, 1982–2024 (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.