Is Che a boy or girl name?
Che is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 14 boys were named Che, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 14.8% of the 2,458 US babies named Che were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #6,214
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Che since 1968
- 2,458
- Most popular year
- 1974
- 112 babies
Boys and girls named Che, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75 | 19 | 20.2% |
| 1970s | 750 | 134 | 15.2% |
| 1980s | 300 | 109 | 26.7% |
| 1990s | 319 | 69 | 17.8% |
| 2000s | 376 | 28 | 6.9% |
| 2010s | 201 | 5 | 2.4% |
| 2020s | 73 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14 | #6,214 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #9,059 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,054 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,805 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,698 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 22 | #4,507 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,088 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,569 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,832 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,744 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,564 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 12 | #6,677 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,547 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,249 | 5 | #17,333 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3,726 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,348 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 29 | #3,613 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,664 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 44 | #2,533 | 5 | #17,020 |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,650 | 8 | #11,834 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,129 | 5 | #16,271 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,383 | 5 | #15,940 |
| 2001 | 31 | #2,943 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,340 | 5 | #15,514 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,674 | 7 | #11,618 |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,207 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 23 | #3,174 | 8 | #9,980 |
| 1996 | 31 | #2,492 | 7 | #10,801 |
| 1995 | 31 | #2,456 | 5 | #13,841 |
| 1994 | 41 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,221 | 9 | #8,867 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,854 | 11 | #7,618 |
| 1991 | 28 | #2,480 | 10 | #8,081 |
| 1990 | 33 | #2,179 | 12 | #6,947 |
| 1989 | 32 | #2,160 | 14 | #5,894 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,150 | 11 | #6,727 |
| 1987 | 20 | #2,651 | 5 | #11,618 |
| 1986 | 22 | #2,438 | 9 | #7,226 |
| 1985 | 21 | #2,437 | 17 | #4,490 |
| 1984 | 24 | #2,171 | 17 | #4,358 |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,659 | 7 | #8,183 |
| 1982 | 35 | #1,679 | 5 | #10,772 |
| 1981 | 29 | #1,904 | 15 | #4,771 |
| 1980 | 53 | #1,274 | 9 | #6,882 |
| 1979 | 55 | #1,243 | 15 | #4,659 |
| 1978 | 59 | #1,151 | 11 | #5,621 |
| 1977 | 64 | #1,082 | 11 | #5,575 |
| 1976 | 71 | #992 | 13 | #4,661 |
| 1975 | 82 | #906 | 15 | #4,177 |
| 1974 | 94 | #833 | 18 | #3,581 |
| 1973 | 68 | #981 | 13 | #4,401 |
| 1972 | 78 | #906 | 15 | #3,922 |
| 1971 | 87 | #875 | 8 | #6,093 |
| 1970 | 92 | #839 | 15 | #3,895 |
| 1969 | 56 | #1,028 | 19 | #3,114 |
| 1968 | 19 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Che reached #833 in 1974. As a girl name, it reached #3,114 in 1969. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Che
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.