Chevy

Chevy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “from Chevalier or Chevrolet”
Origin: French
Say it: SHEV-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys (81% of all uses)

Commonly used as a nickname or modern given name influenced by surnames such as Chevrolet or Chevalier. Its exact name source can vary, so the etymology is somewhat uncertain. The origin of this name is not settled among etymologists.

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How popular is Chevy?

202437.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Chevy in 2024124

2024 rank#1,665 boys

Peak year2014

Total US babies since 18804,538

Chevy has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Chevy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliverolive tree · French
Beauhandsome · French
Calvinbald · French
Louisfamous warrior · French
Granttall; large · French
Saintholy person; saint · French
Russelllittle red-haired one · French
Travisto cross · French

Chevy questions

What does the name Chevy mean?

Chevy means "from Chevalier or Chevrolet". It comes from French. Commonly used as a nickname or modern given name influenced by surnames such as Chevrolet or Chevalier. Its exact name source can vary, so the etymology is somewhat uncertain.

Is Chevy a boy or girl name?

Chevy is mainly a boy's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Chevy?

124 US babies were named Chevy in 2024. Its peak year was 2014.

How do you pronounce Chevy?

Chevy is usually pronounced SHEV-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.