Recorded 1979–1996 Boys' name Peak 1993 23 births

Chevas — boys' name

23 babies named Chevas in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s61990s12

The verdict

23 boys have been named Chevas since 1979, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 1996.

23
total births
1979–1996
years on record
1990s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Chevas was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

7 babies were named Chevas in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chevas

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Chevas between 1979 and 1996, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chevas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chevas performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chevas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chevas in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Chevas at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

23

Since 1979

18 years of records

Peak year

1993

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1979

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1996

Chevas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1979

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1993)
7
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Chevas by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
12 births that decade — 52% of Chevas's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chevas?
23 babies have been named Chevas since 1979. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1993 with 7 births.
When was Chevas most popular?
Chevas was most popular in the 1990s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Chevas been used?
Chevas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 18 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Chevas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chester, Chet, Chevy, Cheyenne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.