Chava is a distinctive choice, ranked #2254 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Chava in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2254
About the Name Chava
Chava has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 315 places in five years. It was most popular in 1997 at #1666 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Chava is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Chava
Unlikely. With around 12 UK babies named Chava per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Chava in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Chava has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 315 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1666 in 1997. Choosing it now means she is likely to be among the last of her generation with this name.
Chava is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Chava does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Chavas in the wild.
12
UK babies named Chava (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 315 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Chava
Likely around 1 other Chava in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Chava
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Chava Lifshitz, née Eva Wolf, was an Austrian-Israeli chemist who was best known for her contributions to mass spectrometry and the gas-phase chemistry of ions. She was awarded the Israel Chemical Society Prize for Outstanding Scientist in 2003.
Chava Shapiro (Hebrew: חַוָּה שַׁפִירָא, romanized: Ḥava Shapira, German: Ewa Schapiro; 26 December 1876 – 28 February 1943), known also by the pen name Em Kol Chai (Hebrew: אֵם כָּל חָי, lit. 'Mother of All Living'), was a Russian Jewish writer, critic, and journalist.