Recorded 1970–1992 Boys' name Peak 1979 134 births

Chivas — boys' name

134 babies named Chivas in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s501980s791990s5

The verdict

134 boys have been named Chivas since 1970, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1992.

134
total births
1970–1992
years on record
1980s
peak decade
59%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Chivas was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Chivas in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Chivas

The Social Security Administration has registered 134 babies named Chivas between 1970 and 1992, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chivas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Chivas performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Chivas shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Chivas 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 134 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.

Chivas at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

134

Since 1970

23 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1970

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1992

Chivas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1970

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Chivas by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
79 births that decade — 59% of Chivas's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Chivas?
134 babies have been named Chivas since 1970. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Chivas most popular?
Chivas was most popular in the 1980s decade with 79 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Chivas been used?
Chivas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 23 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Chivas?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chip, Chistopher, Chirstopher, Chico, 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, 1970–1992 (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.