Chastity
Chastity is a feminine given name meaning chastity, referring to the virtue of exercising self-control over one's sexual behavior, which might mean practicing celibacy for a person who is unmarried, or monogamy for a person who is married. The name comes from the Late Latin word castitas. According to some sources, it was one of many virtue names in use by Puritans in the Colonial United States.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Chastity
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Chastity is a feminine given name meaning chastity, referring to the virtue of exercising self-control over one's sexual behavior, which might mean practicing celibacy for a person who is unmarried, or monogamy for a person who is married. The name comes from the Late Latin word castitas. According to some sources, it was one of many virtue names in use by Puritans in the Colonial United States.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Chastity
The earliest SSA record of Chastity as a baby girl name dates back to 1969, when 7 babies received it. 1974 was its biggest year on record, with 749 newborns named Chastity — #311 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Chastity on record arrived during the 1970s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Chastity ranks #9,748 for baby girls with 6 births, falling sharply (-55%). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Chastity
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Chastity. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Chastity
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- Chaz Bono , (born Chastity Sun Bono; born 1969), American writer, musician and actor
- Chastity Brown (born 1982), American singer-songwriter and musician
- Chastity Daniels (born 1978), American rapper who performs under the stage name La Chat
- Chastity Dotson (born 1986), American actress
- Chastity Reed (born 1989), American professional women's basketball player
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Names that sound like Chastity
Phonetically similar names — useful when Chastity is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Vastity
- Chasity
- Chested
- Cestoda
- Unchastity
- Cestida
- Cestode
- Chastest
- Custody
- Ouistiti
- Chastise
- Chestnut
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About the name Chastity
Chastity is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Chastity's peak popularity came in 1974 when it ranked #308. Use the chart and map above to compare Chastity's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.