Chavez is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #7180 in 2017 with 11 recorded births. This places Chavez in the bottom 50% of ranked US boys' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2000 with 29 births ranking #3006. Since 1996, the popularity has decreased by 50.0%. In 2017, approximately 1 in every 168,211 boys born was named Chavez. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.