Unisex name · since 1963
Chevelle
3,790 babies named Chevelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,920 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,790
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Chevelle is the #1920 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,790 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chevelle has been recorded 3,790 times among girls since 1963, currently ranked #1920 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #3,090 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,920 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,790 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chevelle ranks #3,090 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,920 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,790 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,090 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,920 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,790
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Chevelle's 3,790 recorded births place it above 95.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
33 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Chevelle compares
3,790 Top 16% higher than 84% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Chevelle's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chevelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,790 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 234 | 21 | 19,840 |
Chevelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chevelle splits its recorded history at 1994: 79% of all births land in the more recent half, 21% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1977 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 234 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chevelle popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 234
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Chevelle popularity over time - boys
267 total births recorded since 1963 (Chevelle as boys' name)
Chevelle by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,487 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Chevelle's strongest decade.
1,487 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Chevelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 304
1960s
304 births
- 1970s 195
1970s
195 births
- 1980s 187
1980s
187 births
- 1990s 255
1990s
255 births
- 2000s
2000s
620 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,487 births
- 2020s
2020s
742 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,487 births (39% of all-time use).
How Chevelle compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Chevelle's total volume
Chevelle by state
Where Chevelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 243 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 174 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 104 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 101 | 2.7% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 88 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Washington | | 85 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 83 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 78 | 2.1% |
243 of 3,790 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 33 reporting states.
Chevelle appears in 33 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Chevelle's data
- Chevelle's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,487 total births) through the 2020s (742) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Chevelles (243 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Chevelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Chevelle 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.