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Corvette

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Pronounced kor-VET /kɔrˈvɛt/Medium

Meaning: Corvette is a word and product name used as a given name; it does not have a personal-name etymology. It echoes the Chevrolet Corvette, the American sports car, and behind that the French corvette, a small, fast warship, a word likely tied to old Dutch and Latin roots for a small ship.Low

In 30 seconds: Corvette is a word-name echoing the Chevrolet sports car and the French corvette, a small warship. It appeared for a handful of United States girls in the later twentieth century (said kor-VET).
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Origin LowAmerican, French
MeaningCorvette is a word and product name used as a given name; it does not have a personal-name etymology. It echoes the Chevrolet Corvette, the American sports car, and behind that the French corvette, a small, fast warship, a word likely tied to old Dutch and Latin roots for a small ship.
U.S. rank (1998)#12802 ↗ Rising
1998 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1985
Total births (all-time)≈ 80

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 198519661998

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Corvette is a word-name rather than a traditional personal name, and it is most recognizable as the Chevrolet Corvette, the sleek American sports car launched in the nineteen-fifties. The word behind the car is the French corvette, a small, swift warship, itself thought to come through Dutch from a Latin root for a little ship. As a given name it reads as a bold, aspirational choice; we note the car and naval echoes honestly rather than inventing a name meaning.

It was never an established name, appearing for only a handful of girls with a small high around the mid-nineteen-eighties, so a Corvette from then would be in her thirties today. It sits with other admired-object names like Mercedes and Lexus, worn for style and flair rather than heritage.

Did you know? Corvette is best known as a Chevrolet sports car, and the word itself first meant a small, fast naval ship in French.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Corvette — Word/product-name: Chevrolet Corvette + French corvette (small warship). No personal etymology; flagged as coinage. Bearers empty.

Variations

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Nicknames

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Corvette mean?

It is a word-name echoing the Chevrolet Corvette sports car and the French corvette, a small warship; it has no traditional personal-name meaning.

How do you pronounce Corvette?

It's said kor-VET /kɔrˈvɛt/, two syllables stressed on the second.

Is Corvette a boy or girl name?

Corvette is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Corvette?

It has always been extremely rare, given to only a handful of girls around its mid-nineteen-eighties high.

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