How Many People Are Named Chavon Smith?

There are approximately 5 people named Chavon Smith living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Chavon with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Smith. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

5

1 in 68,550,868 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Chavon: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Chavon. The peak year was 1979 with 69 births. The average person named Chavon today is 40 years old.

Male
Female
0 14 28 41 55 69 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005

Ancestry of the First Name Chavon

In the 2020 Census, the first name Chavon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (75.98%). The next largest recorded groups were White (11.79%) and Hispanic (5.68%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Chavon in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Chavon rose or fell over time.

White
11.79%
Black
75.98%
Hispanic
5.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.73%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.16%
Two or More Races
4.66%

Ancestry of the Smith Surname

The surname Smith was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Smith in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White
67.99%
Black
22.62%
Hispanic
3.50%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.68%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.83%
Two or More Races
4.37%

How we calculated this

The first name "Chavon" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Smith" appears at a rate of 792.79 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Chavon are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Chavon Smith: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Chavon Smith?

We estimate approximately 5 people named Chavon Smith are alive in the United States today. The first name Chavon is shared by 685 Americans, and the surname Smith is shared by 2,717,332.

How rare is the name Chavon Smith?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Chavon is very rare and the surname Smith is very common.

Is Chavon a male or female name?

Chavon is predominantly female, with 7.6% of bearers being male and 92.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 1979 and the average bearer today is 40 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Chavon?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Chavon was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (75.98%). The next largest recorded groups were White (11.79%) and Hispanic (5.68%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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