Chet Boy
How popular is Chet?
#2,183 boy name in 2025
65 baby boys were named Chet in the US in 2025, making it the 2183rd most popular boy name.
Chet popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,183 for boys (▼ 85 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 65 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+71% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,021 in 2015, #2,688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1963 (164 boys) |
| Highest rank | #612 in 1963 |
| First recorded | 1909 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Chet counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Chet family of names ranked #1,660 for boys in 2025 (#1,568 the year before), with 78 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Chet | 65 | 83% |
| Chett | 13 | 17% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Chet is most popular
Babies named Chet per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Chet by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1910s | 49 | #1,588 |
| 1920s | 55 | #2,842 |
| 1930s | 74 | #1,929 |
| 1940s | 216 | #1,195 |
| 1950s | 579 | #694 |
| 1960s | 1,232 | #612 |
| 1970s | 1,228 | #651 |
| 1980s | 924 | #848 |
| 1990s | 625 | #1,196 |
| 2000s | 423 | #1,989 |
| 2010s | 406 | #2,545 |
| 2020s | 363 | #2,098 |
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Questions
- Is Chet a boy or girl name?
- Chet is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Chet were boys.
- How popular is the name Chet?
- 65 baby boys were named Chet in the US in 2025, making it the 2183rd most popular boy name.
- When was Chet most popular?
- Chet peaked in 1963, when 164 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #612 in 1963.
- How many people are named Chet?
- 6,180 babies have been named Chet in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,326 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 47.
- Where is Chet most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Chet was most common in Montana, at 0.3 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.