Chet

Given to 6,180 US babies since 1909

▲ Rising +47% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2183

recorded as boys

85 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 65

Peak year

1976

140 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

6,180

since 1909

Born a Chet? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Chet was most popular in 1976, when 140 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.09 per 1,000). In 2025, 65 babies were named Chet, ranking #2183 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 47%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	65	2183
2024	<5	—	71	2098
2023	<5	—	64	2221
2022	<5	—	66	2191
2021	<5	—	51	2552
2020	<5	—	46	2689
2019	<5	—	43	2851
2018	<5	—	50	2546
2017	<5	—	37	3123
2016	<5	—	45	2689
2015	<5	—	38	3022
2014	<5	—	46	2622
2013	<5	—	38	2955
2012	<5	—	30	3530
2011	<5	—	37	3046
2010	<5	—	42	2826
2009	<5	—	24	4160
2008	<5	—	36	3165
2007	<5	—	46	2643
2006	<5	—	33	3227
2005	<5	—	43	2567
2004	<5	—	51	2238
2003	<5	—	45	2349
2002	<5	—	41	2428
2001	<5	—	53	2007
2000	<5	—	51	1993
1999	<5	—	47	2023
1998	<5	—	49	1957
1997	<5	—	45	1991
1996	<5	—	66	1517
1995	<5	—	64	1491
1994	<5	—	60	1544
1993	<5	—	75	1313
1992	<5	—	56	1572
1991	<5	—	85	1202
1990	<5	—	78	1252
1989	<5	—	76	1228
1988	<5	—	83	1092
1987	<5	—	96	961
1986	<5	—	84	1008
1985	<5	—	76	1057
1984	<5	—	88	938
1983	<5	—	106	848
1982	<5	—	102	884
1981	<5	—	107	851
1980	<5	—	106	859
1979	<5	—	86	952
1978	<5	—	130	741
1977	<5	—	128	755
1976	<5	—	140	700
1975	<5	—	135	712
1974	<5	—	117	749
1973	<5	—	99	796
1972	<5	—	102	792
1971	<5	—	133	717
1970	<5	—	158	651
1969	<5	—	84	836
1968	<5	—	90	779
1967	<5	—	94	758
1966	<5	—	113	696
1965	<5	—	113	697
1964	<5	—	144	647
1963	<5	—	164	612
1962	<5	—	154	624
1961	<5	—	158	627
1960	<5	—	118	718
1959	<5	—	116	712
1958	<5	—	116	695
1957	<5	—	87	803
1956	<5	—	80	833
1955	<5	—	54	1022
1954	<5	—	37	1227
1953	<5	—	28	1427
1952	<5	—	19	1749
1951	<5	—	21	1643
1950	<5	—	21	1615
1949	<5	—	26	1434
1948	<5	—	21	1611
1947	<5	—	26	1449
1946	<5	—	34	1196
1945	<5	—	27	1270
1944	<5	—	19	1574
1943	<5	—	25	1399
1942	<5	—	14	1946
1941	<5	—	14	1903
1940	<5	—	10	2322
1939	<5	—	11	2159
1938	<5	—	9	2479
1937	<5	—	8	2680
1936	<5	—	7	2854
1935	<5	—	14	1929
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	11	2313
1931	<5	—	6	3390
1930	<5	—	8	3022
1929	<5	—	7	3247
1928	<5	—	9	2843
1927	<5	—	<5	—
1926	<5	—	9	2904
1925	<5	—	7	3408
1924	<5	—	5	4347
1923	<5	—	6	3822
1922	<5	—	5	4307
1921	<5	—	<5	—
1920	<5	—	7	3489
1919	<5	—	7	3391
1918	<5	—	7	3368
1917	<5	—	10	2562
1916	<5	—	<5	—
1915	<5	—	8	2829
1914	<5	—	7	2651
1913	<5	—	<5	—
1912	<5	—	5	2544
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	5	1589
1909	<5	—	6	1277