Chavez is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1992 and has since faded.
Chavez is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #12,385 for boy births in the United States (and #25,534 across all names), given to 5 babies. Chavez first appears in 1953 and peaked in 1992 (60 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,385 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,670 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | — | #11,077 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,692 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,713 |
| 2020 | 10 | 10 | — | #7,614 |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,480 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,182 |
| 2016 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,226 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,158 |
| 2014 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,046 |
| 2013 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,309 |
| 2012 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,151 |
| 2011 | 9 | 9 | — | #8,189 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,158 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,132 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,287 |
| 2007 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,178 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | — | #4,893 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,711 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,295 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,304 |
| 2002 | 15 | 15 | — | #4,943 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,729 |
| 2000 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,006 |
| 1999 | 14 | 14 | — | #4,803 |
| 1998 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,402 |
| 1997 | 20 | — | — | #3,472 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | — | #3,215 |
| 1995 | 29 | — | — | #2,564 |
| 1994 | 41 | — | — | #2,017 |
| 1993 | 53 | — | — | #1,663 |
| 1992 | 60 | — | — | #1,505 |
| 1991 | 53 | — | — | #1,592 |
| 1990 | 38 | — | — | #1,977 |
| 1989 | 35 | — | #8,903 | #2,422 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | — | #3,378 |
| 1987 | 13 | — | — | #3,558 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,679 |
| 1985 | 11 | — | — | #3,837 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | — | #5,686 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | — | #6,393 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | — | #4,659 |
| 1981 | 18 | — | — | #2,586 |
| 1980 | 8 | — | — | #4,561 |
| 1979 | 8 | — | — | #4,471 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | — | #4,628 |
| 1977 | 8 | — | — | #4,226 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | — | #4,066 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | — | #3,474 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | — | #3,892 |
| 1973 | 9 | — | — | #3,486 |
| 1972 | 7 | — | — | #4,041 |
| 1971 | 7 | — | — | #4,034 |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,015 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | — | #3,480 |