Che Boy

How popular is Che?

#7,675 boy name in 2025

10 baby boys were named Che in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.

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2,341living people named Che (est.)
40median age of people named Che
2,469babies named Che since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025

Che popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#7,675 for boys (▼ 1776 from 2024)
Babies in 202510 boys
10-year trendFalling fast (-50% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#4,709 in 2015, #6,616 in 2020
Peak year1974 (94 boys)
Highest rank#832 in 1974
First recorded1968
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)100% boys, 0% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Che is most popular

Babies named Che per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 boys)

Che by decade

DecadeBaby boysBest rank
1960s75#1,027
1970s750#832
1980s300#1,272
1990s319#2,007
2000s376#2,326
2010s201#3,528
2020s84#4,776

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Questions

Is Che a boy or girl name?
Che is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Che were boys.
How popular is the name Che?
10 baby boys were named Che in the US in 2025, making it the 7675th most popular boy name.
When was Che most popular?
Che peaked in 1974, when 94 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #832 in 1974.
How many people are named Che?
2,469 babies have been named Che in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,341 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
Where is Che most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Che was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.