Chastity is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Chastity means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Chastity across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Chastity has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Chastity is a girl name of Latin origin meaning “purity”. A virtue name from the English word chastity.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 9,711 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Chastity per year, United States (1969 to 2023). United States peaked in 1974 (749/yr).
Chastity has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1974, when it ranked #568 nationally (given to 749 babies that year).
Chastidy · Chasitity · Shastity
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