Chavis · Shortlist Together

Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Chavis.

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Its story

Popularity since 1957

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 53 recorded years as a table

Chavis, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1957	3
1968	3
1969	3
1970	5
1971	3
1973	5
1974	7
1975	6
1976	11
1977	12
1978	11
1979	13
1980	23
1981	12
1982	14
1983	12
1984	19
1985	18
1986	15
1987	12
1988	17
1989	15
1990	13
1991	19
1992	6
1993	20
1994	17
1995	13
1996	8
1997	12
1998	10
1999	7
2000	11
2001	12
2002	7
2003	4
2004	7
2005	6
2006	6
2007	6
2008	5
2009	7
2011	8
2012	3
2013	3
2014	5
2015	3
2016	3
2017	4
2018	6
2019	4
2020	3
2024	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Chavis isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2024: 6
Rank in 2024: #10,938
How rare: 1 in 287,148 boys
Since 1957: 901

Chavis was last recorded in 2024. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1980, at 23 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Chavis doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.