How Many People Are Named Chevy Chase?
There are approximately 1 people named Chevy Chase living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Chevy with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Chase. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
1
1 in 342,754,338 Americans
Combination Rarity
Very Rare
First Name
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Last Name
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Chevy: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Chevy. The peak year was 2014 with 282 births. The average person named Chevy today is 16 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Chevy
In the 2020 Census, the first name Chevy was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.72%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (7.62%) and Two or More Races (5.88%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Chevy in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Chevy rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Chase Surname
The surname Chase was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Chase in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Chevy" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Chase" appears at a rate of 16.57 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Chevy are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Chevy Chase: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Chevy Chase?
We estimate approximately 1 people named Chevy Chase are alive in the United States today. The first name Chevy is shared by 4,481 Americans, and the surname Chase is shared by 56,801.
How rare is the name Chevy Chase?
This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Chevy is rare and the surname Chase is uncommon.
Is Chevy a male or female name?
Chevy is predominantly male, with 81.0% of bearers being male and 19.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2014 and the average bearer today is 16 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Chevy?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Chevy was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (77.72%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (7.62%) and Two or More Races (5.88%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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