Is Chava a boy or girl name?

Chava is a girl’s name. Of the 3,552 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Chava

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Chava was most popular in 2024, when 160 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,602 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,180, with 117 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,552 people named Chava.

Chava over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chava’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chava a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chava is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 3,552 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Chava

Where Chava is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org