Charvez
Masculine name of uncertain meaning, potentially derived from Spanish "caricia" (caress).
Name Census estimates that about 100 living Americans carry the first name Charvez. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Charvez today is around 27 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Charvez births was 1994 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Charvez. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
100
~ 1 in 3,427,543 Americans
Peak year
1994
10 babies that year
Average age
27
years old
2020 SSA rank
#12,379
Tracked since 1989
Census
Charvez in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 134 people with the first name Charvez, which placed it at #48,062 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#48,062
National first-name rank
People counted
134
134 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
91.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Charvez
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Charvez is Black at 91.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.5%) and White (1.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Charvez described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Charvez at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American91.8% · 123
- Two or more races4.5% · 6
- White1.5% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 2
- Hispanic or Latino0.7% · 1
Popularity
Charvez: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Charvez from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 59 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Charvez by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Charvez during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Charvez
The given name Charvez has its origins in the ancient Aramaic language, spoken in parts of the Middle East and central Asia during the 8th century BC. It is derived from the Aramaic word "kharvz," which translates to "warrior" or "brave one." The earliest known written records of the name date back to around 600 BC, where it appears in several Aramaic inscriptions and texts.
In the 4th century BC, the name gained prominence in the Persian Empire, where it was adopted by several members of the noble class. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name was Charvez of Persepolis, a respected military commander who served under King Darius III during the Persian Wars against Alexander the Great in the late 4th century BC.
The name later spread to other regions, including parts of modern-day Turkey and Greece, as a result of cultural exchanges and migrations during the Hellenistic period. In the 2nd century BC, a Greek philosopher named Charvez of Rhodes gained recognition for his teachings on ethics and virtue.
During the early centuries of the Christian era, the name was adopted by some communities in the Middle East and North Africa. One notable figure was Charvez of Alexandria, a scholar and theologian who lived in the 3rd century AD and wrote extensively on the interpretation of biblical texts.
In the 7th century AD, the name found its way to the Iberian Peninsula, where it was introduced by Moorish settlers and traders. One of the earliest recorded examples from this period is Charvez ibn Rashid, a renowned poet and calligrapher who lived in Cordoba, Spain, during the 9th century.
Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the name Charvez appeared in various European regions, though it remained relatively uncommon. Notable individuals included Charvez de Montfort, a French knight who fought in the Crusades in the 12th century, and Charvez Borgia, an Italian diplomat and patron of the arts who lived in the 15th century.
As cultural exchanges and migrations continued, the name also found its way to other parts of the world, including the Americas. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this name in the New World was Charvez de Espinosa, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the 16th century.
People
Charvez + last name combinations
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Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Charvez: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Charvez?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 100 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Charvez going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,427,543 US residents.
Is Charvez a common name?
We classify Charvez as "Very Rare". It ranks above 64.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 102 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Charvez most popular?
The single biggest year for Charvez was 1994, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Charvez is about 27 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Charvez in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 134 people with the name Charvez, or 0.04 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #48,062 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Charvez in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Charvez?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Charvez leans strongly male. 128 people counted with this name were male (94.8%), compared with 7 female bearers (5.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Charvez?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Charvez is Black at 91.8%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (4.5%) and White (1.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Charvez most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Charvez in the 2020 Census, accounting for 91.8% (123 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Charvez in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Charvez a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Charvez in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Charvez still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Charvez in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Charvez can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Charvez?
Want to know how many Americans are named Charvez? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.