Meaning and history
This name comes from the English word chastity, ultimately derived from Latin castus, meaning “pure.” It was borne by the child of Sonny Bono and Cher, which likely contributed to its rise in popularity during the 1970s.
20042004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 88 births, rank #2,186
2007: 64 births, rank #2,822
2008: 52 births, rank #3,222
20092009: 31 births, rank #4,677
2010: 27 births, rank #5,108
2011: 43 births, rank #3,603
2012: 30 births, rank #4,707
2013: 33 births, rank #4,336
20142014: 28 births, rank #4,892
2015: 30 births, rank #4,584
2016: 26 births, rank #5,130
2017: 31 births, rank #4,477
2018: 17 births, rank #6,792
20192019: 8 births, rank #11,356
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: 9 births, rank #10,292
2022: 7 births, rank #12,243
20232023: 9 births, rank #10,312
Chastity rose from #994 to #882 for girls between 1992 and 1993. Its highest annual birth count came in 1974, with 749 births.