Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1976

Chasity

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #4,579 Trend ↓ Falling 47%

Chasity is an English feminine given name, either a variant of the name Chastity or a combination of the names Charity and Chastity.

Rank 2025
#4,579
among girls · ↓523 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
30
named Chasity · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 53,576
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1976
935 babies
All-time total
24,437
#933 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Chasity popularity over time

24,437 babies have been named Chasity since 1970, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 5,317 – 5,317 532 – #253
1980s 7,086 23 7,109 711 +34% #296
1990s 6,430 – 6,430 643 -10% #343
2000s 3,780 – 3,780 378 -41% #492
2010s 1,492 – 1,492 149 -61% #1,042
2020s (to 2025) 309 – 309 52 -65% #2,491

Where Chasity is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 26 0.02 outside top 500
2027 24 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 19 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Chasity

Chasity is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,579 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 24,437 American babies have been named Chasity. Its peak came in 1976, when 935 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Chasity stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Chasity?

The median living Chasity is about 36 years old; half are between 26 and 44. An estimated 24 thousand people named Chasity are alive in the United States today.

median 36 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Chasity year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 30 #4,579 – –
2024 36 #4,056 – –
2023 61 #2,794 – –
2022 48 #3,326 – –
2021 71 #2,491 – –
2020 63 #2,666 – –
2019 92 #2,058 – –
2018 96 #2,029 – –
2017 111 #1,844 – –
2016 117 #1,780 – –
2015 153 #1,497 – –
2014 137 #1,578 – –
2013 168 #1,383 – –
2012 188 #1,273 – –
2011 190 #1,258 – –
2010 240 #1,042 – –
2009 246 #1,053 – –
2008 282 #955 – –
2007 321 #870 – –
2006 370 #748 – –
2005 321 #806 – –
2004 367 #728 – –
2003 351 #728 – –
2002 467 #567 – –
2001 508 #526 – –
2000 547 #492 – –
1995 607 #428 – –
1990 704 #373 – –
1985 703 #337 – –
1980 840 #296 5 #6,402
1975 724 #313 – –
1970 18 #3,452 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Chasity, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Chasity?

The median living Chasity is about 36 years old. Half of all living Chasitys are between 26 and 44 years old.

How many people named Chasity are alive today?

An estimated 24 thousand people named Chasity are alive in the United States, based on 24,437 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Chasity mean?

Chasity is an English feminine given name, either a variant of the name Chastity or a combination of the names Charity and Chastity.

How popular is the name Chasity in 2025?

Chasity ranked #4,579 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Chasity?

24,437 babies have been named Chasity in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Chasity most popular?

Chasity peaked in 1976, when 935 newborns received the name.

Is Chasity a boy or girl name?

Chasity is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Chasity rising or falling?

Chasity is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Chasity become more popular?

Chasity is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 19 girls named Chasity in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Chasity

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