Fun Facts About the Name Chevelle
- More than 4 thousand babies named Chevelle: U.S. records list 4,053 babies given the name Chevelle from 1880 through 2025. Even 267 boys received the name Chevelle - about 1 boy for every 14 girls.
What Does the Name Chevelle Mean?
Chevelle is a modern name with no inherited meaning from an older language. It is best explained through the Chevrolet name: the Chevrolet division of General Motors used Chevelle for a mid-size car introduced in the United States for the 1964 model year. The word looks like a blend of the element Chev- from Chevrolet and the French feminine ending -elle, the same ending found in names such as Michelle and Gabrielle, which gives the name its soft, French-sounding shape. Chevrolet itself comes from the surname of Louis Chevrolet, the Swiss-born racing driver and co-founder of the car company, so the deepest root of the name is a family name of French origin rather than a word with a dictionary meaning.
Because Chevelle is not a standard word in French or in any other language, no literal translation can be given. A frequent suggestion is that the name was meant to call up the French word cheval, "horse," but this is a guess about the intent behind the car nameplate, not a documented fact, and it should not be treated as the name's etymology.
Chevelle Name History & Origins
Chevelle became widely familiar as an American name through the Chevrolet Chevelle, a mid-size car sold by General Motors from the 1964 through 1977 model years. The badge gave the word national exposure, and a feminine given name taken from it came into use in the United States later in the twentieth century, following the general pattern by which surnames and product names are turned into first names.
The name is also known from the rock band Chevelle, formed in Illinois in 1995, which took its name from the automobile rather than from any earlier personal name. That use has kept the word in circulation but does not explain its origin, which lies with the car company's nameplate.
How Popular is the Name Chevelle?
Chevelle has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2019. Its best rank was #1,078 in 2019.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,912 | 101 | 0.0063% |
| 2024 | #1,748 | 115 | 0.0071% |
| 2023 | #1,837 | 109 | 0.0068% |
| 2022 | #1,532 | 140 | 0.0085% |
| 2021 | #1,741 | 118 | 0.0072% |
| 2020 | #1,375 | 158 | 0.0098% |
| 2019 | #1,078 | 233 | 0.0139% |
| 2018 | #1,615 | 132 | 0.0078% |
| 2017 | #1,553 | 141 | 0.0082% |
| 2016 | #1,401 | 166 | 0.0094% |
| 2015 | #1,601 | 134 | 0.0075% |
| 2014 | #1,400 | 164 | 0.0092% |
| 2013 | #1,570 | 137 | 0.0078% |
| 2012 | #1,471 | 154 | 0.0087% |
| 2011 | #1,748 | 117 | 0.0067% |
| 2010 | #1,899 | 106 | 0.0060% |
| 2009 | #1,981 | 105 | 0.0057% |
| 2008 | #2,208 | 90 | 0.0048% |
| 2007 | #2,199 | 90 | 0.0047% |
| 2006 | #2,514 | 73 | 0.0038% |
| 2005 | #2,557 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 2004 | #2,933 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 2003 | #2,804 | 55 | 0.0030% |
| 2002 | #4,408 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2001 | #3,723 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2000 | #5,017 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #3,585 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 1998 | #4,050 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #4,539 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1996 | #4,206 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1995 | #4,241 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #3,807 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1993 | #4,419 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1992 | #4,401 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #3,956 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1990 | #4,546 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1989 | #3,492 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1988 | #4,039 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1987 | #3,639 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1986 | #3,568 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1985 | #4,492 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #5,266 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #5,517 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #4,753 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #5,016 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #4,356 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #4,256 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #4,979 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #8,639 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #6,131 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #3,802 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #3,332 | 20 | 0.0014% |
| 1973 | #2,640 | 27 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #3,194 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1971 | #2,298 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1970 | #2,364 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1969 | #2,927 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1968 | #2,026 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1967 | #1,909 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1966 | #1,956 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1965 | #1,719 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1964 | #1,213 | 83 | 0.0044% |
| 1963 | #1,628 | 49 | 0.0025% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,378 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #9,112 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #9,060 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #10,016 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2021 | #7,711 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2020 | #9,753 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #7,257 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #9,858 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #8,281 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #5,833 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2015 | #6,741 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #8,259 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #12,474 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #7,151 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #11,070 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #7,686 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #5,844 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #10,046 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #9,055 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,740 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #5,074 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2004 | #11,659 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #11,175 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #9,280 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #10,163 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #8,619 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #8,394 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1985 | #6,693 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,395 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #5,232 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #5,214 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,286 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #4,137 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #3,704 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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