Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Chevis 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 1950. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chevis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 275
- 264 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 24 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2013. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 18 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 309 as a first name in 2020; 568 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Chevis’s family of names
In English usage, Chevis as a surname has a related form in CHEVES.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Chevis, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
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“from Chad's dairy farm”
>99% boys
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>99% boys
Jarvis
“one who wields a spear”
>99% boys
Adams
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>99% boys
Jamin
“the right hand of favor”
>99% boys
Eugenio
“a wellborn man”
>99% boys
Anand
“joy, delight, pleasure”
90% boys · 10% girls