Girl · #11,069 in 2026

Chavi

Name: Popularity of the name Chavi in U.S. births, 1880–2026
Creator: U.S. Social Security Administration
License: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/
Keywords: Chavi, baby name, popularity, U.S., SSA, rankings

"Chav", also "charver", or "scally", or "roadman" in parts of England, is a British term, usually used in a pejorative way. The term is used to describe an anti-social lower-class youth dressed in sportswear. The term has been described as classist. Julie Burchill described the term as a form of "social racism".

Current Rank

#11,069

Peak Rank

#9,543 (2020)

Total Babies

5-Yr Trend

+14%

1977

First Year

2024

Last Year

2020

Peak Year

#9543

Peak Rank

Total Count

Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Chavi

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

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Etymology

"Chav" is usually thought to derive from Romani , either from the Romani word "chavo" (a boy or unmarried man) or the Angloromani "chavvy" (child). It may have come into English through Polari , where "chavy" meant "child". "Chavi" is attested in English from the 19th century. It may also be related to the northeastern dialect word "charver" (or "charva"), denoting members of a subculture of unemployed or lower-class youths in Tyneside . The word in its current pejorative usage is recorded by the Oxford English Dictionary as first used in a Usenet forum in 1998 and first used in a newspaper in

The Story of Chavi

The earliest SSA record of Chavi as a baby girl name dates back to 1977, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Chavi — #9,543 in the national rankings. About 41% of every Chavi on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Chavi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 95 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

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Names that sound like Chavi

Phonetically similar names — useful when Chavi is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Chevy
Chavo
Chava
Chivvy
Shavie
Jahvey
Shiva
Chavs
Sheva
Shivah
Chevaux
Java

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Chavi

What does the name Chavi mean?

How popular is Chavi in 2026?

In 2026, Chavi ranks #11,069 among girls' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year.

When was Chavi most popular?

Chavi reached its peak popularity in 2020, ranking #9,543 that year with 10 babies given the name.

In which U.S. states is Chavi most popular?

Chavi has historically been most popular in New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Chavi.

Is Chavi a unisex name?

In U.S. Social Security records, Chavi is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.

What names go well with Chavi?

Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Chavi include Petronila, Filippa, Revie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

About the name Chavi

Chavi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 95 births in the dataset. Chavi's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #9,543. Use the chart and map above to compare Chavi'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.