Chevella — girls' name
67 babies named Chevella in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
67 girls have been named Chevella since 1963, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1988.
- 67
- total births
- 1963–1988
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 63%
- born in that decade
63% of everyone ever named Chevella was born in this single decade.
9 babies were named Chevella in 1965 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Chevella
The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Chevella between 1963 and 1988, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Chevella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1988. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Chevella performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chevella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Chevella 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 67 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.
Chevella at a glance
Last recorded 1988Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Chevella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–1963
- Peak year (1965)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1988.
67 total births across 26 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1965 with 9 births in a single year.
Chevella by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1960s
- 42 births that decade — 63% of Chevella's all-time total
Chevella decade highlights
- Peak decade 42 births
- Runner-up 20 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1960s was Chevella's strongest decade
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 63% of all-time use.
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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, 1963–1988 (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.