Chavonne
Feminine
Chavonne sounds like Siobhán, the Irish form of Joan, and the best-known Siobhán of the stage made her name playing Joan herself: Siobhán McKenna in Shaw's Saint Joan. Chavonne writes that Irish sound in French-looking letters, with a Ch and the -onne of Yvonne.
How old is the name Chavonne?
Chavonne first appears in US birth records in 1955 — 70 years ago. The typical Chavonne alive today was born around 1984, making them about 41 years old. About 500 people named Chavonne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Chavonne most popular?
Chavonne peaked in 1979, reaching #1857 nationally. See the whole 1979 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Chavonne
Our Chavonne starts in Ireland with Siobhán, a name whose spelling hides its sound from English eyes. Shavonne is the spelling that follows the sound; Chavonne dresses it once more, in a French Ch and the -onne of Yvonne. The name has a real star in its family. Siobhán McKenna, one of the great Irish actresses of the twentieth century, was celebrated above all as Shaw's Saint Joan, a Siobhán playing the saint whose name her own translates. Chavonne carries that sound forward in a third set of letters.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No meaning is recorded for Chavonne itself. Siobhán, whose sound it shares, is the Irish form of Joan, and so goes back to the Hebrew Yochanan, God is gracious. Nothing records a family taking Chavonne from Siobhán, and its French-looking spelling has no French source.
Pronouncing Chavonne
shuh-VON
Stress on the second syllable, with the Ch said as sh. The Irish Siobhán is said much the same, shi-VAWN.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1955
- Most girls named
- 197957 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1857reached in 1979
- Change vs 2002
- +20.0%6 in 2007, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Chavonnes among us
people named Chavonne are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Chavonne sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Carries the sound of Siobhán without its spelling puzzle for English readers.
- Its ending is familiar from Yvonne, so it is spelled with less trouble than it looks.
- Rare in its own right.
- A reader who does not know the name may begin it with the ch of church.
- Expect Shavonne, Chevonne and Shavon on forms.
- The Irish link is one of sound; the record does not connect this spelling to Siobhán, which is worth knowing before telling it as the name's story.
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- How many Chavonnes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Chavonne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Chavonne in 2025?
- Chavonne is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
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- Chavonne will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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