Boys' name · since 1953
Chavez
Chavez has 873 recorded births since 1953 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,240 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 873
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
873 babies have been named Chavez since 1953, making it today's #12240 boys' name.
Chavez has 873 recorded births among boys since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12240 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #5,595 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,240 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 873 born since 1953
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chavez ranks #5,595 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,240 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 873 born since 1953, peaking in the 1990s.
- #5,595 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,240 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 873
- born since 1953
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chavez's 873 recorded births place it above 87.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Chavez compares
873 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Chavez's all-time total is 137% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chavez | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 873 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 60 | 34 | 22,252 |
Chavez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Chavez's full recorded timeline at 1997, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 60 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Chavez popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 60
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Chavez popularity over time - girls
8 total births recorded since 1989 (Chavez as girls' name)
Chavez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (352 births, 40% of the file).
1990s was Chavez's strongest decade.
352 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Chavez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s 72
1970s
72 births
- 1980s 123
1980s
123 births
- 1990s
1990s
352 births
- 2000s
2000s
171 births
- 2010s 102
2010s
102 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 352 births (40% of all-time use).
How Chavez compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Chavez's total volume
Chavez by state
Where Chavez concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Hawaii | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Maryland | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.6% |
11 of 873 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Chavez appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chavez's data
- Chavez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (352 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Chavezs (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Chavez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1953–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Chavez draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.