Chava: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “life; living one”
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Say it
- KHAH-vuh · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
Hebrew Chava is the original form of Eve, from a root associated with life or living. Common in Jewish naming tradition.
How popular is Chava?
Babies named Chava in 2024157
2024 rank#1,418 girls
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 18803,432
Chava is rising: use over the last five years is 1.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Chava
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Chava questions
What does the name Chava mean?
Chava means "life; living one". It comes from Hebrew. Hebrew Chava is the original form of Eve, from a root associated with life or living. Common in Jewish naming tradition.
Is Chava a boy or girl name?
Chava is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Chava?
157 US babies were named Chava in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Chava?
Chava is usually pronounced KHAH-vuh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.