Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Chevelle isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1963. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chevelle through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,057
- 267 boys · 3,790 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 245 babies
- 2025
- 110
- #1,912 for girls · #8,378 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −29%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 6% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 101 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,912 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 234 in 2019. It also appeared in 9 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Pennsylvania had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,724 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chevelle’s family of names
Chevelle may belong to the same name family as CHEVELLLE. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Chevelle
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Chevelle, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.