Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Chava

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
life

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Bird

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Chava

Pronunciation

ch(a)-va

Famous People

Singer Chaka Khan

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #1413, 157 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1733, 117 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025117
2024157
2023120
2022151
2021114
2020110
201995
201898
201799
2016112

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1892, 15 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202515
202412
20236
20227
20215
202014
20199
201811
201714
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence