Chastity
Meaning
“English virtue name from Latin castitas, purity, part of the Puritan custom of naming for moral qualities.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Chastity peaked in the 1970s and the 2000s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Chastity
Most people given the name Chastity in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Chastity you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Chastity deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Chastity truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Chastity fits with your family’s names and surname.
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