girl's name
Chava
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,856
Chava is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 160 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 28,337 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1951.
Chava over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 17 |
| 1960s | 57 |
| 1970s | 213 |
| 1980s | 372 |
| 1990s | 433 |
| 2000s | 719 |
| 2010s | 969 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 772 |
How popular is Chava?
In 2025, Chava was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Chava is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Chava
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Chava also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Chava over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Chava
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Chava — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Chava
How popular is the name Chava?
In 2025, Chava was given to 117 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Chava a girl's or a boy's name?
Chava is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Chava most popular?
Chava peaked in 2024, when 160 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Chava a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Chava currently ranks #1,734 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.