Rhett
- #6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births
- #188 for boys in 2025, 1,936 births
- Given to boys 99.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2021 · 2,538 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 36,669since 1917
Rhett over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Rhett has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #6,116 | 19 | #188 | 1,936 |
| 2024 | #8,443 | 12 | #174 | 2,138 |
| 2023 | #5,960 | 20 | #165 | 2,189 |
| 2022 | #6,229 | 19 | #151 | 2,501 |
| 2021 | #6,967 | 16 | #149 | 2,538 |
| 2020 | #7,559 | 14 | #159 | 2,350 |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | #166 | 2,391 |
| 2018 | #6,521 | 18 | #167 | 2,313 |
| 2017 | #6,287 | 19 | #180 | 2,202 |
| 2016 | #6,901 | 17 | #220 | 1,768 |
| 2015 | #8,931 | 12 | #276 | 1,341 |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | #340 | 978 |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #425 | 688 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #508 | 521 |
| 2011 | #13,347 | 7 | #563 | 447 |
| 2010 | — | #606 | 411 | |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | #659 | 373 |
| 2008 | — | #683 | 354 | |
| 2007 | — | #703 | 332 | |
| 2006 | — | #683 | 330 | |
| 2005 | #16,462 | 5 | #693 | 298 |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 | #713 | 269 |
| 2003 | — | #684 | 283 | |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #669 | 279 |
| 2001 | — | #728 | 239 | |
| 2000 | — | #675 | 264 | |
| 1999 | — | #706 | 237 | |
| 1998 | — | #637 | 279 | |
| 1997 | — | #605 | 292 | |
| 1996 | — | #609 | 290 | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #683 | 240 |
| 1994 | — | #772 | 186 | |
| 1993 | — | #806 | 172 | |
| 1992 | — | #752 | 189 | |
| 1991 | — | #900 | 138 | |
| 1990 | — | #840 | 150 | |
| 1989 | — | #782 | 161 | |
| 1988 | — | #751 | 159 | |
| 1987 | — | #698 | 170 | |
| 1986 | — | #854 | 113 | |
| 1985 | — | #710 | 155 | |
| 1984 | — | #793 | 121 | |
| 1983 | — | #709 | 146 | |
| 1982 | — | #708 | 151 | |
| 1981 | — | #710 | 148 | |
| 1980 | — | #701 | 153 | |
| 1979 | — | #664 | 166 | |
| 1978 | — | #636 | 172 | |
| 1977 | — | #594 | 202 | |
| 1976 | — | #729 | 132 | |
| 1975 | — | #698 | 142 | |
| 1974 | — | #704 | 136 | |
| 1973 | — | #737 | 118 | |
| 1972 | — | #682 | 139 | |
| 1971 | — | #661 | 155 | |
| 1970 | — | #647 | 159 | |
| 1969 | — | #644 | 151 | |
| 1968 | — | #703 | 115 | |
| 1967 | — | #806 | 81 | |
| 1966 | — | #785 | 85 | |
| 1965 | — | #897 | 67 | |
| 1964 | — | #742 | 107 | |
| 1963 | — | #771 | 98 | |
| 1962 | — | #763 | 100 | |
| 1961 | — | #751 | 105 | |
| 1960 | — | #927 | 66 | |
| 1959 | — | #975 | 62 | |
| 1958 | — | #835 | 81 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,151 | 45 | |
| 1956 | — | #954 | 61 | |
| 1955 | — | #836 | 77 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,122 | 44 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,170 | 40 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,195 | 38 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,489 | 25 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,203 | 36 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,583 | 22 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,296 | 31 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,363 | 29 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,759 | 17 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,009 | 12 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,438 | 22 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,699 | 18 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,421 | 24 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,300 | 26 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,288 | 27 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,609 | 8 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,185 | 11 | |
| 1937 | — | #3,175 | 6 | |
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| 1933 | — | #3,004 | 7 | |
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| 1931 | — | #3,390 | 6 | |
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| 1923 | — | #4,239 | 5 | |
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| 1920 | — | #4,286 | 5 | |
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| 1917 | — | #3,981 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1917
The first year at least five boys were named Rhett! It came in at #3,981, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1917–1930, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Rhett is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#46 · 1 in 183
- Montana#55 · 1 in 209
- Arkansas#62 · 1 in 268
- North Dakota#70 · 1 in 224
- Wyoming#72 · 1 in 182
Best ever in a state: #17 in South Dakota, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #46 | 21 | 1 in 183 |
| Montana | #55 | 18 | 1 in 209 |
| Arkansas | #62 | 47 | 1 in 268 |
| North Dakota | #70 | 15 | 1 in 224 |
| Wyoming | #72 | 6 | 1 in 182 |
| Iowa | #76 | 43 | 1 in 322 |
| Idaho | #80 | 28 | 1 in 308 |
| Vermont | #80 | 6 | 1 in 202 |
| Kansas | #82 | 40 | 1 in 351 |
| Missouri | #84 | 76 | 1 in 366 |
| Nebraska | #86 | 29 | 1 in 304 |
| Alaska | #94 | 8 | 1 in 284 |
| Mississippi | #97 | 29 | 1 in 374 |
| Indiana | #102 | 75 | 1 in 422 |
| Minnesota | #102 | 61 | 1 in 402 |
| Tennessee | #109 | 84 | 1 in 438 |
| Utah | #110 | 47 | 1 in 418 |
| West Virginia | #113 | 17 | 1 in 362 |
| South Carolina | #115 | 45 | 1 in 471 |
| Oklahoma | #116 | 40 | 1 in 442 |
| Louisiana | #118 | 42 | 1 in 455 |
| Georgia | #124 | 94 | 1 in 534 |
| Wisconsin | #135 | 45 | 1 in 521 |
| Alabama | #141 | 40 | 1 in 538 |
| Oregon | #141 | 29 | 1 in 519 |
| Delaware | #142 | 7 | 1 in 421 |
| Kentucky | #153 | 35 | 1 in 587 |
| Ohio | #166 | 81 | 1 in 649 |
| Michigan | #173 | 58 | 1 in 693 |
| Washington | #176 | 49 | 1 in 669 |
| North Carolina | #200 | 62 | 1 in 830 |
| Pennsylvania | #201 | 63 | 1 in 830 |
| Colorado | #202 | 32 | 1 in 839 |
| Virginia | #216 | 41 | 1 in 909 |
| Florida | #221 | 96 | 1 in 995 |
| Arizona | #234 | 34 | 1 in 962 |
| Texas | #235 | 168 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Illinois | #264 | 42 | 1 in 1,180 |
| Nevada | #267 | 11 | 1 in 1,027 |
| Maryland | #285 | 19 | 1 in 1,205 |
| Connecticut | #382 | 7 | 1 in 1,887 |
| California | #409 | 81 | 1 in 2,166 |
| Massachusetts | #438 | 11 | 1 in 2,456 |
| New York | #491 | 33 | 1 in 2,558 |
| New Jersey | #766 | 8 | 1 in 4,971 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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 Rhett
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 29 spots since 2020 (#159 → #188)
- 88 spots since 2015 (#276 → #188)
- Biggest jump: 316 spots in 1958
- Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1957
Rise & fade · boys
104 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 2021 at #149 (2,538 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 70 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1958–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 689
- Highest: 1 in 689 boys born in 2021 were named Rhett (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 882 boys born in 2025 (0.11%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 37.2% of all boys named Rhett (13,652) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,981 (1917) | #3,981 |
| 1920s | 10 | #4,239 (1923) | #4,263 |
| 1930s | 38 | #2,185 (1938) | #2,873 |
| 1940s | 228 | #1,288 (1940) | #1,516 |
| 1950s | 509 | #835 (1958) | #1,093 |
| 1960s | 975 | #644 (1969) | #779 |
| 1970s | 1,521 | #594 (1977) | #675 |
| 1980s | 1,477 | #698 (1987) | #742 |
| 1990s | 2,173 | #605 (1997) | #731 |
| 2000s | 3,021 | #659 (2009) | #689 |
| 2010s | 13,060 | #166 (2019) | #345 |
| 2020s | 13,652 | #149 (2021) | #164 |
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.
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