Given name & surname
Chevy
“a knight or horseman”
Chevy is a variant of Chevalier. One French interpretation is “a knight or horseman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Chevy is a variant of Chevalier. One French interpretation is “a knight or horseman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Chevy is a variant of Chevalier. An origin associated with Chevalier is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Chevy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,677
- 3,794 boys · 883 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 282 babies
- 2025
- 134
- #1,547 for boys · #5,442 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 78% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 111 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,547 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 32.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 237 in 2014. It also appeared in 23 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (14). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,384 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.
Chevy’s family of names
Chevy has a related form in Chevalier. In English usage, Chevy has a related form in Chevie.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Chevy
- Chevy ChaseAmerican actor, comedian and writer (born 1943)
- Chevy StevensCanadian authorborn 1973
- Chevy WoodsAmerican rapperborn 1981
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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