Across the world, Chavis (Chavis 
, ชวิส ) is a rare primarily male, but very infrequently feminine forename. The given name Chavis is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, the United States, where it is a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely female name, and Thailand, where it is a very rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Chavis is the last name as well as the forename.