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

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Peak · boys
2021 · 2,538 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
36,669
since 1917

Rhett over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Rhett has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202014boysat peak
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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#6,11619#1881,936
2024#8,44312#1742,138
2023#5,96020#1652,189
2022#6,22919#1512,501
2021#6,96716#1492,538
2020#7,55914#1592,350
2019#5,61222#1662,391
2018#6,52118#1672,313
2017#6,28719#1802,202
2016#6,90117#2201,768
2015#8,93112#2761,341
2014#10,9559#340978
2013#14,5826#425688
2012#14,9626#508521
2011#13,3477#563447
2010—#606411
2009#11,4599#659373
2008—#683354
2007—#703332
2006—#683330
2005#16,4625#693298
2004#11,6248#713269
2003—#684283
2002#12,1877#669279
2001—#728239
2000—#675264
1999—#706237
1998—#637279
1997—#605292
1996—#609290
1995#11,7836#683240
1994—#772186
1993—#806172
1992—#752189
1991—#900138
1990—#840150
1989—#782161
1988—#751159
1987—#698170
1986—#854113
1985—#710155
1984—#793121
1983—#709146
1982—#708151
1981—#710148
1980—#701153
1979—#664166
1978—#636172
1977—#594202
1976—#729132
1975—#698142
1974—#704136
1973—#737118
1972—#682139
1971—#661155
1970—#647159
1969—#644151
1968—#703115
1967—#80681
1966—#78585
1965—#89767
1964—#742107
1963—#77198
1962—#763100
1961—#751105
1960—#92766
1959—#97562
1958—#83581
1957—#1,15145
1956—#95461
1955—#83677
1954—#1,12244
1953—#1,17040
1952—#1,19538
1951—#1,48925
1950—#1,20336
1949—#1,58322
1948—#1,29631
1947—#1,36329
1946—#1,75917
1945—#2,00912
1944—#1,43822
1943—#1,69918
1942—#1,42124
1941—#1,30026
1940—#1,28827
1939—#2,6098
1938—#2,18511
1937—#3,1756
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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 2014

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedNHWashington: #332 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,579 boysWAIdaho: #232 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 834 boysIDMontana: #212 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 664 boysMTNorth Dakota: #160 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 525 boysNDMinnesota: #358 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,868 boysMNIllinois: #373 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,075 boysILWisconsin: #375 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,957 boysWIMichigan: #523 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,258 boysMINew York: #1,006 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 8,561 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedRIOregon: #424 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,039 boysORNevada: #327 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,500 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedSDIowa: #219 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 876 boysIAIndiana: #240 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,063 boysINOhio: #334 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,773 boysOHPennsylvania: #694 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,525 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #693 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 5,782 boysCAUtah: #163 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 598 boysUTColorado: #381 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,820 boysCONebraska: #227 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 798 boysNEMissouri: #238 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,079 boysMOKentucky: #239 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,061 boysKYWest Virginia: #221 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 900 boysWVVirginia: #358 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,923 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedDEArizona: #392 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,088 boysAZNew Mexico: #335 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,514 boysNMKansas: #147 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 510 boysKSArkansas: #114 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 429 boysARTennessee: #356 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,814 boysTNNorth Carolina: #387 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,154 boysNCSouth Carolina: #182 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 766 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #169 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 645 boysOKLouisiana: #159 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 646 boysLAMississippi: #216 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 919 boysMSAlabama: #248 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,100 boysALGeorgia: #193 for boys · 64 births · 1 in 860 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Rhett, so not publishedHITexas: #292 for boys · 135 births · 1 in 1,382 boysTXFlorida: #334 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,883 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arkansas#114 · 1 in 429
  2. Kansas#147 · 1 in 510
  3. Louisiana#159 · 1 in 646
  4. North Dakota#160 · 1 in 525
  5. Utah#163 · 1 in 598

Best ever in a state: #17 in South Dakota, 2020.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#114341 in 429
Kansas#147311 in 510
Louisiana#159391 in 646
North Dakota#16081 in 525
Utah#163361 in 598
Oklahoma#169321 in 645
South Carolina#182281 in 766
Georgia#193641 in 860
Montana#21261 in 664
Mississippi#216151 in 919
Iowa#219181 in 876
West Virginia#22191 in 900
Nebraska#227131 in 798
Idaho#232101 in 834
Missouri#238301 in 1,079
Kentucky#239211 in 1,061
Indiana#240341 in 1,063
Alabama#248211 in 1,100
Texas#2921351 in 1,382
Nevada#32791 in 1,500
Washington#332231 in 1,579
Florida#334511 in 1,883
Ohio#334341 in 1,773
New Mexico#33561 in 1,514
Tennessee#356201 in 1,814
Minnesota#358151 in 1,868
Virginia#358221 in 1,923
Illinois#373321 in 2,075
Wisconsin#375141 in 1,957
Colorado#381151 in 1,820
North Carolina#387241 in 2,154
Arizona#392181 in 2,088
Oregon#42491 in 2,039
Michigan#523151 in 3,258
California#693401 in 5,782
Pennsylvania#694111 in 5,525
New York#1,006121 in 8,561
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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 Rhett
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 14 spots since 2024 (#174 → #188)
  • 29 spots since 2020 (#159 → #188)
  • 88 spots since 2015 (#276 → #188)
  • Biggest jump: 316 spots in 1958 (#1,151 → #835)
  • Biggest drop: 197 spots in 1957 (#954 → #1,151)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s5#3,981 (1917)#3,981
1920s10#4,239 (1923)#4,263
1930s38#2,185 (1938)#2,873
1940s228#1,288 (1940)#1,516
1950s509#835 (1958)#1,093
1960s975#644 (1969)#779
1970s1,521#594 (1977)#675
1980s1,477#698 (1987)#742
1990s2,173#605 (1997)#731
2000s3,021#659 (2009)#689
2010s13,060#166 (2019)#345
2020s13,652#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.

Rhett in 2014

girls
#10,955
9 births · 1 in 198,484 girls
boys
#340
978 births · 1 in 1,964 boys

Top girls' names in 2014

  1. #1Emma20,970
  2. #2Olivia19,840
  3. #3Sophia18,644
  4. #4Isabella17,136
  5. #5Ava15,727
  6. #6Mia13,534
  7. #7Emily12,670
  8. #8Abigail12,114
  9. #9Madison10,333
  10. #10Charlotte10,123
  11. #10,955Rhett9

Top boys' names in 2014

  1. #1Noah19,344
  2. #2Liam18,488
  3. #3Mason17,225
  4. #4Jacob16,923
  5. #5William16,851
  6. #6Ethan15,749
  7. #7Michael15,505
  8. #8Alexander15,449
  9. #9James14,464
  10. #10Daniel13,961
  11. #340Rhett978
More about 2014

girls

1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 198,484 of them was named Rhett, which outranked 43.0% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhett
  1. #10,129Zully10
  2. #10,129Zulma10
  3. #10,129Zurii10
  4. #10,955Rhett9
  5. #10,955Aabha9
  6. #10,955Aakriti9
  7. #10,955Aala9
  8. #11,931Aailyah8
  9. #11,931Aaleigha8
  10. #11,931Aaliyana8

Tied with 975 names at #10,955; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
  2. ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
  3. ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
  4. ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
  5. ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Fallers
  1. ↓ 401Miley#386 → #787
  2. ↓ 345Karly#988 → #1,333
  3. ↓ 318Britney#838 → #1,156
  4. ↓ 239Kaya#761 → #1,000
  5. ↓ 235Rihanna#938 → #1,173

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

boys

1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 1,964 of them was named Rhett, which outranked 97.6% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Rhett
  1. #337Walter987
  2. #338Amari985
  3. #339Colt979
  4. #340Rhett978
  5. #341Romeo972
  6. #342Cohen969
  7. #343Roberto965
Biggest movers since 2013
Risers
  1. ↑ 645Bode#1,427 → #782
  2. ↑ 624Axl#1,459 → #835
  3. ↑ 427Gannon#841 → #414
  4. ↑ 326Bodie#1,305 → #979
  5. ↑ 316Royal#886 → #570
Fallers
  1. ↓ 291Bently#897 → #1,188
  2. ↓ 261Damion#849 → #1,110
  3. ↓ 249Amare#598 → #847
  4. ↓ 241Isiah#816 → #1,057
  5. ↓ 241Jesiah#999 → #1,240

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

See the top 100 for 2014 →