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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Rhett has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#26 · 1 in 151
- North Dakota#33 · 1 in 153
- Wyoming#37 · 1 in 115
- Montana#50 · 1 in 193
- Nebraska#53 · 1 in 234
Best ever in a state: #17 in South Dakota, 2020.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #26 | 25 | 1 in 151 |
| North Dakota | #33 | 23 | 1 in 153 |
| Wyoming | #37 | 11 | 1 in 115 |
| Montana | #50 | 18 | 1 in 193 |
| Nebraska | #53 | 38 | 1 in 234 |
| Kansas | #55 | 54 | 1 in 256 |
| Arkansas | #56 | 50 | 1 in 260 |
| Missouri | #57 | 106 | 1 in 269 |
| Louisiana | #61 | 75 | 1 in 290 |
| Idaho | #62 | 33 | 1 in 243 |
| Iowa | #67 | 51 | 1 in 276 |
| Kentucky | #67 | 71 | 1 in 280 |
| Oklahoma | #67 | 60 | 1 in 299 |
| West Virginia | #74 | 28 | 1 in 251 |
| Alaska | #78 | 11 | 1 in 233 |
| Utah | #79 | 56 | 1 in 343 |
| Alabama | #81 | 66 | 1 in 334 |
| Wisconsin | #87 | 71 | 1 in 343 |
| Tennessee | #90 | 98 | 1 in 366 |
| Indiana | #98 | 83 | 1 in 395 |
| Mississippi | #102 | 33 | 1 in 363 |
| Minnesota | #104 | 63 | 1 in 399 |
| Vermont | #108 | 5 | 1 in 278 |
| Maine | #112 | 12 | 1 in 339 |
| Georgia | #114 | 114 | 1 in 442 |
| South Carolina | #128 | 42 | 1 in 482 |
| Washington | #134 | 64 | 1 in 522 |
| Ohio | #155 | 95 | 1 in 571 |
| Virginia | #155 | 63 | 1 in 621 |
| Texas | #158 | 248 | 1 in 690 |
| North Carolina | #166 | 75 | 1 in 680 |
| Colorado | #168 | 40 | 1 in 646 |
| Rhode Island | #175 | 6 | 1 in 569 |
| Florida | #177 | 121 | 1 in 767 |
| Pennsylvania | #178 | 72 | 1 in 770 |
| Illinois | #188 | 72 | 1 in 749 |
| Michigan | #192 | 59 | 1 in 728 |
| Oregon | #205 | 21 | 1 in 757 |
| Arizona | #207 | 40 | 1 in 816 |
| New Hampshire | #236 | 5 | 1 in 933 |
| Maryland | #237 | 26 | 1 in 960 |
| Nevada | #259 | 13 | 1 in 912 |
| New Mexico | #263 | 8 | 1 in 878 |
| Connecticut | #296 | 10 | 1 in 1,398 |
| California | #321 | 118 | 1 in 1,605 |
| New York | #368 | 47 | 1 in 1,896 |
| Massachusetts | #381 | 13 | 1 in 2,194 |
| New Jersey | #434 | 17 | 1 in 2,386 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1917
- Peaked 2021 at #149 (2,538 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 70 yrs · run 1958–2025
- Highest: 1 in 689 boys born in 2021 were named Rhett (0.15%)
- Latest: 1 in 882 boys born in 2025 (0.11%)
- 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.
Rhett in 2021
Top girls' names in 2021
Top boys' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 102,554 of them was named Rhett, which outranked 60.6% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,691Zerenity17
- #6,691Zira17
- #6,691Zyiah17
- #6,967Rhett16
- #6,967Aairah16
- #6,967Aalyah16
- #6,967Aaron16
- #7,250Aadvika15
- #7,250Aalaya15
- #7,250Aaminah15
Tied with 282 names at #6,967; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 689 of them was named Rhett, which outranked 98.9% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.