Boys' name · since 1978
Chevez
Chevez has 69 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chevez is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 69 have been recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Chevez recorded 69 times among boys since 1978, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2007.
- #19,892 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 69 born since 1978
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Chevez ranks #19,892 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 69 born since 1978, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 69
- born since 1978
- 1990s
- peak decade
Chevez's 69 recorded births place it above 56.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Chevez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Chevez splits its recorded history at 1993: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Chevez popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2007
- Peak year (1992)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Chevez by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (46 births, 67% of the file).
1990s was Chevez's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Chevez births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46 births (67% of all-time use).
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- Chevez's decade-level peak was the 1990s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Chevez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~29 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, 1978–2007 (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 Chevez 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.