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Chava

Girl's name · #1737 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Chava reached its best rank, #1399, in 2024 and ranked #1737 in 2025. About 3,600 girls have carried it since 1951.

Across the states

In recent years, Chava ran 8–13× its national rate in New Jersey and New York.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Chava ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,922 in England & Wales (2025).

Famous Chavas

• Chava Alberstein — Israeli singer
• Chava Rosenfarb — Holocaust survivor and Jewish-Canadian author
• Chava Shapiro — Volhynian Jewish writer (1876–1943)
• Chava Lifshitz — Israeli chemist (1936–2005)
• Chava Mond — Israeli model

In stories & tradition

• Chava (Eve) — Book of Genesis (Bible)
• Chava — Fiddler on the Roof (musical stage work)

What Chavas become

Among 17 notable people named Chava:

Artists & writers appear 2.82× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chava Rosenfarb, Holocaust survivor and Jewish-Canadian author.

Similar names: Eve · Nechama · Kaliah · Nava · Armoni · Ahuva

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