How Many People Are Named Chastity?
people named Chastity are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 36,554 people in the US has this name
Based on 9,711 babies named Chastity in Social Security records from 1969 to 2023, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
749 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word chastity, which is ultimately from Latin castus "pure". It was borne by the daughter of Sonny Bono and Cher, which probably led to the name's increase in popularity during the 1970s.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Chastity in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chastity alive today is about 40 years old, and 81% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 33 and 49 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chastity first appears in the records in 1969 and was given most often in 1974, to 749 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2023.
Babies given the name each year, 1969 to 2023
🏆 Rank History
Chastity has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #308, in 1976.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #308 (1976) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #460 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chastity alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chastity were born in Texas than in any other state: about 793 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chastity was given 3.1 times as often in Kentucky, 2.8 times in Tennessee and 2.6 times in Louisiana.
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