Chevy

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A few things about Chevy you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Chevy

Chevy Chase

American actor, comedian and writer (born 1943)

Choose Chevy and your child shares a first name with Chevy Chase, an American actor, comedian and writer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Chevy, like who?” Chevy Chase's Wikipedia article is available in 53 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 15,385 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Chevy, 111 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Chevy would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryChevy first shows up in US birth records in 1976, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 49 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2014, when it reached #906.
• 📈Then vs nowChevy is 2.2× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 33,898 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 15,385.
• 🍂TrendChevy has slipped 149 places over the last five years and now sits at #1,547. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedChevy is most popular in Kentucky, where it ranks #708, followed by Tennessee (#777) and Georgia (#990). It's in the top 1,000 in 3 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlChevy is given to both boys and girls: 83% of the 134 babies named Chevy in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Chevy

Chevy is a boy name of French origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with C and ending in “-evy”. US birth records list Chevy for boys from 1976 to 2025, in 50 of those 50 years. Its best year was 2014, when it ranked #906 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #1,547, with 111 babies.

Origin:French names