Chava
Chava was the 1737th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1399th with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 325 places. More babies were named Chava in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,737 girls, up 58 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 117girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024160 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,552babies recorded
Chava popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,737 | 117 |
| 2020 | #1,795 | 110 |
| 2010 | #2,078 | 95 |
| 2000 | #2,987 | 47 |
| 1990 | #2,607 | 45 |
| 1980 | #3,232 | 26 |
| 1970 | #5,463 | 9 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Chava, counting every spelling?
Chava is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,522 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,737 for Chava on its own. Together these spellings went to 122 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chava | 117 | #1,737 | 662 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Chava?
117 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Chava (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Chava born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 72 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Chava.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Chava?
About 3,500 people born in the US named Chava are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 8 and 30. That makes Chava mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Chava by state
How common Chava was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (17.6×), New York (9.6×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Chava: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Chava, they share its era and feel.
Chava is also a nickname for Salvador.
Questions about the name Chava
How popular is the name Chava?
Chava was the 1737th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 117 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1399th with 160 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 325 places. More babies were named Chava in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Chava a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Chava in the US.
Where is Chava most popular?
In 2021–2025, Chava was most common in New Jersey (1.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and California.