Chivon
Of Arabic origin, meaning "wide awake" or "vigilant."
Name Census estimates that about 193 living Americans carry the first name Chivon. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Chivon today is around 44 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Chivon births was 1980 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Chivon. 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
193
~ 1 in 1,775,929 Americans
Peak year
1980
32 babies that year
Average age
44
years old
1992 SSA rank
#9,660
Tracked since 1978
Census
Chivon in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 232 people with the first name Chivon, which placed it at #34,960 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
#34,960
National first-name rank
People counted
232
232 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
58.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Chivon
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chivon is Black at 58.2%. The next largest groups are White (27.2%) and Hispanic (7.8%). 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 Chivon 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 Chivon at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American58.2% · 135
- White27.2% · 63
- Hispanic or Latino7.8% · 18
- Two or more races3.9% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 7
Popularity
Chivon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Chivon from the 1970s through to the 1990s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 143 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
Chivon 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 Chivon 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 Chivon
The name Chivon is believed to have originated in the ancient Aramaic language, which was widely spoken in the Middle East during the first millennium BC. The name is derived from the Aramaic word "chiv," meaning "grace" or "charm," and the suffix "-on," which was a common ending for names in that language.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Chivon can be found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of ancient Hebrew and Aramaic manuscripts dating back to the third century BC. The name appears in a list of individuals, suggesting that it was in use among the Jewish community in that region during that time period.
In the first century AD, the name Chivon is mentioned in the Talmud, a central text of Rabbinic Judaism. The Talmud includes a reference to a sage named Chivon ha-Hivroni, who lived in the land of Israel during the Roman period. This provides evidence that the name continued to be used among Jewish communities in the region.
During the Byzantine era, which spanned from the fourth to the fifteenth century, the name Chivon gained popularity among Christian communities in the Middle East. It is recorded that a Christian martyr named Chivon was executed in the city of Antioch (modern-day Turkey) in the fourth century for refusing to renounce his faith.
In the medieval period, the name Chivon spread to parts of Europe through trade and cultural exchange with the Middle East. One notable bearer of the name was Chivon de Montfort, a French nobleman who participated in the Third Crusade in the late twelfth century.
Another historical figure with the name Chivon was Chivon the Diplomat, a Byzantine ambassador who played a crucial role in negotiating treaties between the Byzantine Empire and the Sassanid Empire of Persia in the sixth century.
In the ninth century, Chivon the Physician, an Arabic scholar and physician, made significant contributions to the field of medicine and authored several influential works on medical theory and practice.
During the Renaissance period, the name Chivon gained popularity among European aristocratic families, particularly in Italy and France. One notable bearer of the name was Chivon de Medici, a member of the influential Medici family in Florence, who lived in the fifteenth century.
These are just a few examples of the historical figures who have borne the name Chivon, reflecting its rich heritage and the diverse cultural contexts in which it has been used over the centuries.
People
Chivon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Chivon 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
Chivon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chivon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 193 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Chivon 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 1,775,929 US residents.
Is Chivon a common name?
We classify Chivon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 207 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Chivon most popular?
The single biggest year for Chivon was 1980, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Chivon is about 44 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Chivon in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 232 people with the name Chivon, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,960 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 Chivon 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 Chivon?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Chivon leans strongly female. 212 people counted with this name were female (91.4%), compared with 20 male bearers (8.6%). 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 Chivon?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Chivon is Black at 58.2%. The next largest groups are White (27.2%) and Hispanic (7.8%). 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 Chivon most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Chivon in the 2020 Census, accounting for 58.2% (135 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 Chivon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Chivon a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Chivon 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 Chivon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Chivon 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 Chivon 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 Chivon?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Chivon at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.