Is Chavon a boy or girl name?

Chavon is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 726 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 92.4% were girls and 7.6% were boys. It changed hands in 1995, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Chavon

Recorded 1965–2007 · United States

Chavon was most popular in 1979, when 69 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,597 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 726 people named Chavon.

Chavon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Chavon’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Chavon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Chavon is mostly a girl’s name — 92.4% of the 726 Americans given it were girls and 7.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1995 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that.

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.

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