Chastin
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "pure" or "chaste".
Name Census estimates that about 576 living Americans carry the first name Chastin. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 78.6% of registrations being male. The average person named Chastin today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chastin births was 2001 (27 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chastin. 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
576
~ 1 in 595,060 Americans
Peak year
2001
27 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,620
Tracked since 1978
Census
Chastin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 531 people with the first name Chastin, which placed it at #19,755 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
#19,755
National first-name rank
People counted
531
531 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
58.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chastin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chastin is White at 58.4%. The next largest groups are Black (23.7%) and Two or More Races (7.5%). 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 Chastin 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 Chastin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White58.4% · 310
- Black or African American23.7% · 126
- Two or more races7.5% · 40
- Hispanic or Latino5.6% · 30
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.4% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.3% · 12
Gender
Gender distribution for Chastin
Chastin is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 589 total registrations, 463 (78.6%) were male and 126 (21.4%) were female.
Chastin as a male name
- Ranked #12,620 in 2024
- 5 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2007 (23 births)
Chastin as a female name
- Ranked #17,122 in 2014
- 5 female births in 2014
- Peak: 1997 (10 births)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Chastin on both sides of the split. Of the 533 people counted with this name, 389 were male (73.0%) and 144 were female (27.0%).
Popularity
Chastin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chastin from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 177 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chastin 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 Chastin 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 Chastin
The given name Chastin is believed to have originated from the Old French name Chastien, itself derived from the Late Latin name Castinius. This Latin name is thought to have roots in the Roman family name Castinius, which may have been related to the Latin word "castus" meaning "pure" or "virtuous."
The name Chastin likely emerged in the Middle Ages, around the 11th or 12th century, when many French names were derived from Latin roots. It was initially used primarily in areas of France, particularly in the northern regions.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Chastin appears in the 13th century French epic poem "Le Roman de la Rose," where a character named Chastin is mentioned. This suggests that the name was in use during the medieval period in French literature.
In the 14th century, a French nobleman named Chastin de Murol was recorded as a participant in the Hundred Years' War between England and France. This provides evidence of the name's use among the French nobility during that time.
Another notable figure with the name Chastin was a 16th-century French poet and playwright named Chastin Gelée, who was born in 1539 and died in 1616. He is recognized for his contributions to French Renaissance literature.
In the 17th century, a French Catholic priest and theologian named Chastin Lemaistre (1598-1677) gained recognition for his writings on theology and religious philosophy.
Moving forward to the 18th century, a French painter named Chastin Etienne Taunay (1751-1835) is remembered for his landscape paintings and his role as a professor at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
While not as common in more recent times, the name Chastin has continued to be used throughout history, particularly in French-speaking regions, though it has remained relatively rare overall.
People
Chastin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chastin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with C
Other first names starting with C with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Chastin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chastin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 576 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chastin 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 595,060 US residents.
Is Chastin a common name?
We classify Chastin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 589 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chastin most popular?
The single biggest year for Chastin was 2001, when 27 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chastin is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chastin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 531 people with the name Chastin, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,755 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 Chastin 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 Chastin?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Chastin on both sides of the split. Of the 533 people counted with this name, 389 were male (73.0%) and 144 were female (27.0%). 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 Chastin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chastin is White at 58.4%. The next largest groups are Black (23.7%) and Two or More Races (7.5%). 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 Chastin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Chastin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.4% (310 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 Chastin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chastin a male name?
Yes, 78.6% of people registered as Chastin 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 Chastin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chastin 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 Chastin 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 people are named Chastin?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.