Is Chava a boy or girl name?
Chava is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 157 girls and 0 boys were named Chava, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 3,432 US babies named Chava were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,415
- Babies named Chava since 1951
- 3,432
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 157 babies
Boys and girls named Chava, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 57 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 213 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 372 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 433 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 719 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 969 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 652 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,415 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,712 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,462 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,781 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,795 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,014 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,998 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,994 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,842 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,062 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,272 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 97 | #2,005 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,985 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 98 | #2,001 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,077 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,247 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,322 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,119 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,378 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,439 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,450 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,326 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,752 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,573 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 47 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,329 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,621 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,985 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,377 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,795 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,851 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,836 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,279 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,797 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 45 | #2,607 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,622 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,813 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,240 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,426 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,714 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,345 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,483 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,029 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,620 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,232 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,803 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,302 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,187 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,672 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,654 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,126 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,839 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,570 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,812 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,463 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,107 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,719 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,997 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,132 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,737 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,372 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,374 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,387 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,237 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,925 |
Highest rank
Chava has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #1,415 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.