Chavon
The Story of Chavon
As a girl name
Chavon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1965, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1979: 69 births, good for #1,623 nationwide. About 54% of every Chavon on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Chavon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2007, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 671 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Chavon as a boy name dates back to 1990, when 6 babies received it. 1995 was its biggest year on record, with 14 newborns named Chavon — #4,279 in the national rankings. About 89% of every Chavon on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Chavon last appeared in the published SSA data in 2000, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 55 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Chavon
Chavon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1965 and has accumulated 671 births in the dataset. Chavon's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #1,623. Use the chart and map above to compare Chavon'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 .
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