How Many People Are Named Chastity?
An estimated 9,085 people in the United States have the first name Chastity. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Chastity peaked in popularity in 1974 with 749 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Chastity as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Chastity paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
9,085
About 1 in 37,728 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1974
749 births
Total Registered
9,711
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Chastity
Chastity is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,711 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Chastity as a female name
Ranked #10,475 in 2023
9 female births in 2023
Peak: 1974 (749 births)
Chastity: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Chastity span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 4,350 babies were registered. Chastity has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Chastity by Decade
How has Chastity tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Chastity by State
Birth registrations for Chastity span all 39 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, North Carolina. The lowest are in Oregon, Idaho, South Dakota. On average, about 195 Chastitys were registered per state.
Chastity + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Chastity as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Chastity: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Chastity?
We estimate approximately 9,085 people named Chastity are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 37,728 Americans share this first name.
Is Chastity a common name?
Chastity is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,711 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Chastity most popular?
Chastity reached peak popularity in 1974, when 749 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Chastity is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Chastity a female name?
Chastity is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Chastity Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Chastity Smith, Chastity Johnson, Chastity Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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