Chevelle
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sha-VEL
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,911 for girls
Chevelle is a girls' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,911th for girls in the US (101 babies).
What does Chevelle mean?
Modern: modern name, shared with a Chevrolet car model
Shares its name with the Chevrolet Chevelle, a car first made in 1964.
Is Chevelle a girl's or a boy's name?
Chevelle is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 101 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Chevelle in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 5 girls.
Chevelle in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | #7,717 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 4 | #4,795 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
How popular is Chevelle in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,911among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 101about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 38% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 101 girls in the US were named Chevelle, making it the 1,911th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,373rd. Its busiest year was 2019, with 234 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963. 9 boys were also named Chevelle in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
2025 had fewer girls named Chevelle than any year since 2008.
Half of all the girls named Chevelle in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Chevelle in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 101 | #1,911 |
| 2024 | 115 | #1,753 |
| 2023 | 109 | #1,837 |
| 2022 | 141 | #1,521 |
| 2021 | 118 | #1,739 |
| 2020 | 158 | #1,373 |
| 2019 | 234 | #1,075 |
| 2018 | 133 | #1,609 |
| 2017 | 142 | #1,545 |
| 2016 | 166 | #1,403 |
| 2015 | 134 | #1,600 |
| 2014 | 164 | #1,399 |
| 2013 | 137 | #1,570 |
| 2012 | 154 | #1,469 |
| 2011 | 117 | #1,748 |
| 2010 | 106 | #1,897 |
| 2009 | 105 | #1,979 |
| 2008 | 90 | #2,206 |
| 2007 | 90 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 73 | #2,512 |
| 2005 | 67 | #2,549 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,923 |
| 2003 | 55 | #2,797 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 35 | #3,699 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 34 | #3,566 |
| 1998 | 28 | #4,020 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 25 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 24 | #4,212 |
| 1994 | 28 | #3,785 |
| 1993 | 23 | #4,387 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 26 | #3,930 |
| 1990 | 21 | #4,518 |
| 1989 | 29 | #3,471 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 1986 | 24 | #3,552 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 14 | #4,962 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 17 | #4,230 |
| 1978 | 13 | #4,931 |
| 1977 | 6 | #8,442 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 20 | #3,313 |
| 1973 | 27 | #2,629 |
| 1972 | 20 | #3,177 |
| 1971 | 34 | #2,296 |
| 1970 | 32 | #2,354 |
| 1969 | 21 | #2,916 |
| 1968 | 35 | #2,024 |
| 1967 | 38 | #1,905 |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,952 |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,715 |
| 1964 | 83 | #1,211 |
| 1963 | 49 | #1,622 |
Names like Chevelle
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Chloe Jasmine Zoe Celine Charlotte Ellie Myla Maeve Phoebe Elise Esme Maisie
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Chevelle: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/chevelle, updated 20 October 2026.