Recorded 1950–2013 Boys' name Peak 1980 264 births

Chevis — boys' name

264 babies named Chevis in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

264 boys have been named Chevis since 1950, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2013.

264
total births
1950–2013
years on record
1980s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Chevis was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

18 babies were named Chevis in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chevis

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Chevis between 1950 and 2013, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chevis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chevis performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Chevis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chevis 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 264 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.

Chevis at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

264

Since 1950

64 years of records

Peak year

1980

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1950

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2013

Chevis popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1950

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1980)
18
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
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Chevis popularity over time — girls

11 total births recorded since 1980 (Chevis as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 11 births
4.555.566.5 19891980 6

Chevis by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
119 births that decade — 45% of Chevis's all-time total
1950s61970s601980s1191990s372000s302010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chevis?
264 babies have been named Chevis since 1950. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1980 with 18 births.
When was Chevis most popular?
Chevis was most popular in the 1980s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Chevis been used?
Chevis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 64 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Chevis?
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, 1950–2013 (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.