Che

Last seen for girls in 2011 at #16,764 · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to boys 85.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
#832
1974 · 94 births
Debut · boys
1968
19 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,105
since 1968

Che over time

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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #3,102, 1969peak #832, 1974girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#7,67910
2024—#5,90415
2023—#8,9218
2022—#5,01919
2021—#4,78020
2020—#6,62012
2019—#4,48022
2018—#6,03614
2017—#5,52616
2016—#5,78915
2015—#4,71120
2014—#4,53821
2013—#6,60312
2012—#3,53030
2011#16,7645#4,22123
2010—#3,70828
2009—#3,33233
2008—#2,87941
2007—#3,59129
2006—#2,65944
2005#16,4625#2,52844
2004#11,6248#2,64340
2003#15,7845#3,11930
2002#15,4325#2,37243
2001—#2,93131
2000#15,0315#2,33041
1999#11,3857#2,66532
1998—#2,19941
1997#9,8028#3,16023
1996#10,5677#2,48331
1995#13,3865#2,44431
1994—#2,01241
1993#8,7199#2,20935
1992#7,51211#2,83424
1991#7,98710#2,46928
1990#6,86712#2,17033
1989#5,83614#2,15432
1988#6,66611#2,14629
1987#11,3255#2,64120
1986#7,1349#2,42922
1985#4,45517#2,42721
1984#4,31817#2,15924
1983#8,0477#1,65135
1982#10,5175#1,67735
1981#4,74615#1,89929
1980#6,7899#1,27253
1979#4,62615#1,24155
1978#5,56311#1,14959
1977#5,53211#1,07964
1976#4,61413#99071
1975#4,14115#90682
1974#3,55818#83294
1973#4,36213#97868
1972#3,89415#90578
1971#6,0068#87387
1970#3,87215#83992
1969#3,10219#1,02756
1968—#1,83619
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First appearance
1968

The first year at least five boys were named Che! It came in at #1,836, and was given to 19 baby boys.

Quietest stretch: 2023, when fewer than 9 boys a year got the name.

Where Che is popular in 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedMNIllinois: #835 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 18,207 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedMINew York: #1,070 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 27,412 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #654 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,681 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #482 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 5,573 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Che, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#482 · 1 in 5,573
  2. Pennsylvania#654 · 1 in 17,681
  3. Illinois#835 · 1 in 18,207
  4. New York#1,070 · 1 in 27,412

Best ever in a state: #343 in Maryland, 1974.

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California#482291 in 5,573
Pennsylvania#65451 in 17,681
Illinois#83551 in 18,207
New York#1,07051 in 27,412
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Che
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1,775 spots since 2024 (#5,904 → #7,679)
  • 1,059 spots since 2020 (#6,620 → #7,679)
  • 2,968 spots since 2015 (#4,711 → #7,679)
  • Biggest jump: 188 spots in 1970 (#1,027 → #839)
  • Biggest drop: 89 spots in 1977 (#990 → #1,079)
Rise & fade · boys
6 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1968
  • Peaked 1974 at #832 (94 births)
  • Births halved by 1981, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1970–1976
Share of babies · boys
1 in 16,727
  • Highest: 1 in 16,727 boys born in 1974 were named Che (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 170,808 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1970s
  • 35.6% of all boys named Che (750) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
  • The majority has never changed
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1960s75#1,027 (1969)#1,432
1970s750#832 (1974)#979
1980s300#1,272 (1980)#2,046
1990s319#2,012 (1994)#2,465
2000s376#2,330 (2000)#2,838
2010s201#3,530 (2012)#4,914
2020s84#4,780 (2021)#6,487

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Che in 1971

girls
#6,006
8 births · 1 in 207,978 girls
boys
#873
87 births · 1 in 20,327 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #6,006Che8

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #873Che87
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 207,978 of them was named Che, which outranked 37.7% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Che
  1. #5,543Yvetta9
  2. #5,543Yvonnie9
  3. #5,543Zakia9
  4. #6,006Che8
  5. #6,006Abbigail8
  6. #6,006Adonica8
  7. #6,006Adrine8
  8. #6,619Abbi7
  9. #6,619Abena7
  10. #6,619Adonia7

Tied with 612 names at #6,006; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 20,327 of them was named Che, which outranked 84.6% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Che
  1. #869Lenard88
  2. #869Raymundo88
  3. #869Shanon88
  4. #873Che87
  5. #873Ariel87
  6. #873Brien87
  7. #873Forest87
  8. #877Andreas86
  9. #877Brannon86
  10. #877Davin86

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1971 →