Boys' name · peaked in 2021
Rhett name popularity since 1925
36,905 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Rhett (0.7% girls, 99.3% boys). Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Rhett is about 8 years old in 2026. Rhett peaked in 2021 as the #149 name for boys, and it ranked #188 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 36,905
- Named Rhett, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #188
- for boys in 2025 (1,936 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.3% boys
- 251 girls · 36,654 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.08× its national share
Peak year is the year Rhett made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Rhett births per year, 1925–2025
2021 was the biggest year for Rhett both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2012 and 2017, Rhett became 4.3× more common, from 1 in 3,640 baby boys to 1 in 841.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Rhett's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Rhett.
Decade by decade
Babies named Rhett in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 38 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 228 | #2,107 |
| 1950s | 0 | 509 | #842 |
| 1960s | 0 | 975 | #910 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,521 | #699 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,477 | #714 |
| 1990s | 6 | 2,173 | #685 |
| 2000s | 29 | 3,021 | #693 |
| 2010s | 116 | 13,060 | #276 |
| 2020–25 | 100 | 13,652 | #188 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
69.2% of babies named Rhett from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Rhett is most popular
The index compares Rhett's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Rhett.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.08× | 1,167 |
| Idaho | 3.55× | 474 |
| Louisiana | 2.35× | 1,415 |
| Arkansas | 2.23× | 768 |
| Oklahoma | 2.18× | 955 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Rhett's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Rhett.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Rhett (2021).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data