Rhett Boy
How popular is Rhett?
#188 boy name in 2025
1,936 baby boys were named Rhett in the US in 2025, making it the 188th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
Rhett popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #188 for boys (▼ 14 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,936 boys, 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #276 in 2015, #159 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2021 (2,538 boys) |
| Highest rank | #149 in 2021 |
| First recorded | 1917 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Rhett counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Rhett family of names ranked #199 for boys in 2025 (#186 the year before), with 1,944 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Rhett | 1,936 | 100% |
| Rhet | 8 | 0% |
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 Rhett is most popular
Babies named Rhett per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Dakota: 6.3 per 1,000 (108 boys)
- South Dakota: 5.5 per 1,000 (102 boys)
- Montana: 5.3 per 1,000 (93 boys)
- Wyoming: 5.2 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Vermont: 4.0 per 1,000 (25 boys)
Rhett by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | #3,980 |
| 1920s | 10 | #4,236 |
| 1930s | 38 | #2,185 |
| 1940s | 228 | #1,288 |
| 1950s | 509 | #834 |
| 1960s | 975 | #644 |
| 1970s | 1,521 | #594 |
| 1980s | 1,477 | #698 |
| 1990s | 2,173 | #605 |
| 2000s | 3,021 | #659 |
| 2010s | 13,060 | #166 |
| 2020s | 13,652 | #149 |
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Questions
- Is Rhett a boy or girl name?
- Rhett is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Rhett were boys.
- How popular is the name Rhett?
- 1,936 baby boys were named Rhett in the US in 2025, making it the 188th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
- When was Rhett most popular?
- Rhett peaked in 2021, when 2,538 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #149 in 2021.
- How many people are named Rhett?
- 36,920 babies have been named Rhett in the US since 1880. We estimate about 35,986 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Rhett most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Rhett was most common in North Dakota, at 6.3 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.