Given name
Chavi
“a precious daughter”
Chavi is used as a given name. One Egyptian interpretation is “a precious daughter.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Egyptian interpretation is “a precious daughter.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Egyptian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chavi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 106
- 0 boys · 106 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #8,983 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,983 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 233 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chavi’s family of names
In English usage, Chavi has a related form in CHHAVI. In English usage, Chavi has a related form in CHHAVI. Chavi has a related form in Chavie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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