Is Chet a boy or girl name?
Chet is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 71 boys were named Chet, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 6,116 US babies named Chet were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,095
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Chet since 1909
- 6,116
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 164 babies
Boys and girls named Chet, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 49 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 55 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 74 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 216 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 579 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 1,232 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,228 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 925 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 625 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 423 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 406 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 298 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 71 | #2,095 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 64 | #2,224 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 66 | #2,193 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 51 | #2,557 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 43 | #2,863 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,553 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,135 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 45 | #2,692 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,035 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 46 | #2,630 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,964 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,548 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,058 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 42 | #2,829 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,182 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 36 | #3,169 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 46 | #2,649 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 33 | #3,232 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,576 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 51 | #2,247 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,359 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,433 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 53 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 51 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 47 | #2,032 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 45 | #1,996 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 66 | #1,520 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 64 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 60 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 75 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 56 | #1,576 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 85 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 78 | #1,253 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 76 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 83 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 96 | #963 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 84 | #1,010 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 76 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 88 | #940 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 106 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 102 | #885 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 107 | #852 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 107 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 86 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 130 | #742 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 128 | #756 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 140 | #703 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 135 | #714 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 117 | #750 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 99 | #796 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 102 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 133 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 158 | #651 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 84 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 90 | #780 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 94 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 113 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 113 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 144 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 164 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 154 | #625 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 158 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 118 | #718 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 116 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 116 | #696 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 87 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 80 | #836 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 54 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 37 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,431 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 19 | #1,757 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,651 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 21 | #1,622 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 26 | #1,440 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,616 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,454 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,199 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,272 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 19 | #1,584 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 25 | #1,405 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 14 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,921 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,349 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,510 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,711 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,908 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 14 | #1,944 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,343 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,448 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 8 | #3,064 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,283 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 9 | #2,950 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,465 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,460 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 6 | #3,889 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,412 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,541 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,461 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,424 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,579 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #2,863 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,693 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,614 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,633 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Chet reached #612 in 1963. It has never been ranked as a girl name. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Chet
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.