Chavy
Girl name · #3937 in 2025 · Uniqueness 63/100
Chavy is currently the #3937 girl name in the United States — 37 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4295, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 48,649 girls born in 2025 was named Chavy.
Babies named Chavy per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 43-year story
Chavy first appears in the Social Security records in 1982, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 38 babies and a rank of #3892. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Chavy in class?
Chavy scores 63 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Chavy is most common
State-level data for Chavy is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Chavy
Statistically, parents drawn to Chavy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Crosby, Conley, Chany, Ruchy, and Maddy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Chavy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3903 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3892 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4363 |
| 2022 | 34 | #4202 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5573 |
| 2020 | 26 | #4880 |
| 2019 | 31 | #4437 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5007 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4477 |
| 2016 | 25 | #5284 |
| 2015 | 33 | #4295 |
| 2014 | 23 | #5625 |
| 2013 | 21 | #6017 |
| 2012 | 20 | #6341 |
| 2011 | 13 | #8614 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5414 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4931 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 22 | #6093 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8237 |
| 2005 | 7 | #13010 |
| 2004 | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8505 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8280 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10102 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Chavy a popular girl name?
Chavy ranked #3937 among girls in 2025 with 37 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4295.
When was the name Chavy most popular?
Chavy peaked in 2024, when 38 American girls received the name (ranked #3892 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Chavy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 48,649 newborn American girls was named Chavy. It scores 63/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.