Holding steady.
Popularity of Chastidy since 1971
Babies named Chastidy per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 220 |
| 1980s | 160 |
| 1990s | 113 |
| 2000s | 49 |
| 2010s | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Chastidy is a modern respelling of the virtue name Chastity that first appeared on U.S. birth records in 1971. Its peak usage came in 1974, when it reached its highest recorded count. The name has never ranked in the top 1,000, remaining a very uncommon choice. While Chastity enjoyed more widespread use in the 1990s and early 2000s, the Chastidy variant has stayed obscure, reflecting the broader trend of phonetic respellings in the 1970s. The trajectory is stable, indicating minimal fluctuation in its already low numbers. Unlike many virtue names, Chastidy has not seen a revival in recent years.
Chastidy is a modern respelling of the virtue name Chastity, which derives from the Latin castitas (purity, moral integrity). The name entered American use in the late 1960s, initially appearing as Chastity. The respelling with a 'y' became more common in the 1970s, likely influenced by phonetic preferences and the popularity of similar -idy ending names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Chas, Chasty, Tidy
Variants: Chastity
Sibling names for Chastidy
Names that share Chastidy's style, for a brother or sister.
