Chavon
A masculine name of Spanish origin meaning "boy".
Name Census estimates that about 685 living Americans carry the first name Chavon. It is a predominantly female name (92.4% of registrations). The average person named Chavon today is around 40 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chavon births was 1979 (69 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chavon. 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
685
~ 1 in 500,371 Americans
Peak year
1979
69 babies that year
Average age
40
years old
2000 SSA rank
#9,279
Tracked since 1965
Census
Chavon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 687 people with the first name Chavon, which placed it at #16,426 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
#16,426
National first-name rank
People counted
687
687 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
76.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chavon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chavon is Black at 76.0%. The next largest groups are White (11.8%) and Hispanic (5.7%). 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 Chavon 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 Chavon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American76.0% · 522
- White11.8% · 81
- Hispanic or Latino5.7% · 39
- Two or more races4.7% · 32
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 5
Gender
Gender distribution for Chavon
Chavon leans heavily female at 92.4% of total registrations, but 55 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Chavon as a male name
- Ranked #9,279 in 2000
- 6 male births in 2000
- Peak: 1995 (14 births)
Chavon as a female name
- Ranked #15,900 in 2007
- 6 female births in 2007
- Peak: 1979 (69 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chavon leans strongly female. 583 people counted with this name were female (85.2%), compared with 101 male bearers (14.8%).
Popularity
Chavon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chavon from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 362 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Chavon 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 Chavon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Chavons live
The SSA's state-level files cover 7 states and territories. California, New York, Michigan recorded the most babies named Chavon, while New Jersey, Ohio, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 23 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Chavon
The name Chavon is derived from the Hebrew name Shavua, which means "week" or "seventh." It is believed to have originated in ancient Judea during the era of the Babylonian exile, around the 6th century BCE. The name likely held symbolic significance, referring to the biblical creation story and the seventh day of rest.
Chavon can be traced back to the Hebrew Bible, where it appears in various forms, such as "Shavua" and "Shavu'a." However, there are no direct mentions of individuals bearing the name Chavon in these ancient texts.
The earliest recorded use of the name Chavon dates back to the 12th century CE, when it was found in medieval Jewish records from the Iberian Peninsula. During this period, the name was popularized among Sephardic Jewish communities in Spain and Portugal.
One of the earliest known individuals named Chavon was Rabbi Chavon ben Shmuel, a prominent scholar and Torah commentator who lived in Cordoba, Spain, in the 12th century CE.
In the 15th century, a Jewish philosopher and theologian named Chavon ben Shlomo Malaga was known for his contributions to the study of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism.
During the Renaissance period, a celebrated Jewish poet and writer named Chavon ben Judah Abravanel lived in Italy in the 16th century. He was renowned for his poetic works and literary contributions.
In the 18th century, Chavon ben Avraham Gedaliah was a respected rabbi and scholar who lived in Amsterdam and authored several important works on Jewish law and tradition.
In more recent times, a notable figure with the name Chavon was Chavon Michael Michaels, an American artist and painter who lived from 1920 to 2007 and was known for his abstract expressionist works.
While the name Chavon has its roots in Hebrew and Jewish culture, it has also been adopted and used in various other cultures and communities around the world, albeit with different spellings and variations.
People
Chavon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chavon 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
Chavon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chavon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 685 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chavon 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 500,371 US residents.
Is Chavon a common name?
We classify Chavon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 87.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 726 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chavon most popular?
The single biggest year for Chavon was 1979, when 69 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chavon is about 40 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chavon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 687 people with the name Chavon, or 0.23 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #16,426 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 Chavon 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 Chavon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chavon leans strongly female. 583 people counted with this name were female (85.2%), compared with 101 male bearers (14.8%). 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 Chavon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chavon is Black at 76.0%. The next largest groups are White (11.8%) and Hispanic (5.7%). 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 Chavon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Chavon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 76.0% (522 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 Chavon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chavon a female name?
Yes, 92.4% of people registered as Chavon in the SSA data are female. 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 Chavon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chavon 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 Chavon 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 Chavon?
Want to know how many Americans are named Chavon? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.