Is Rhett a boy or girl name?
Rhett is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 2,134 boys were named Rhett, so 0.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.7% of the 34,953 US babies named Rhett were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #174
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,824
- Babies named Rhett since 1917
- 34,953
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 2,554 babies
Boys and girls named Rhett, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 38 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 228 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 509 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 975 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,521 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,477 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,174 | 6 | 0.3% |
| 2000s | 3,021 | 29 | 1% |
| 2010s | 13,057 | 116 | 0.9% |
| 2020s | 11,706 | 81 | 0.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,134 | #174 | 12 | #8,824 |
| 2023 | 2,186 | #165 | 20 | #6,112 |
| 2022 | 2,498 | #151 | 19 | #6,407 |
| 2021 | 2,538 | #149 | 16 | #7,189 |
| 2020 | 2,350 | #159 | 14 | #7,878 |
| 2019 | 2,391 | #166 | 22 | #5,753 |
| 2018 | 2,313 | #167 | 18 | #6,735 |
| 2017 | 2,201 | #180 | 19 | #6,488 |
| 2016 | 1,768 | #220 | 17 | #7,161 |
| 2015 | 1,341 | #276 | 12 | #9,370 |
| 2014 | 977 | #340 | 9 | #11,742 |
| 2013 | 688 | #426 | 6 | #16,121 |
| 2012 | 520 | #508 | 6 | #16,443 |
| 2011 | 447 | #564 | 7 | #14,525 |
| 2010 | 411 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 373 | #660 | 9 | #12,238 |
| 2008 | 354 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 332 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 330 | #683 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 298 | #693 | 5 | #18,562 |
| 2004 | 269 | #715 | 8 | #12,497 |
| 2003 | 283 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 279 | #669 | 7 | #13,319 |
| 2001 | 239 | #729 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 264 | #676 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 237 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 279 | #638 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 292 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 290 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 240 | #685 | 6 | #13,001 |
| 1994 | 186 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 173 | #806 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 189 | #753 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 138 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 150 | #840 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 161 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 159 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 170 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 113 | #857 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 155 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 121 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 146 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 151 | #711 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 148 | #713 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 153 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 166 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 172 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 202 | #596 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 132 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 142 | #699 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 136 | #707 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 118 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 139 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 155 | #662 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 159 | #649 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 151 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 115 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 81 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 85 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 67 | #910 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 107 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 98 | #772 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 100 | #768 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 105 | #752 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 66 | #936 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 62 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 81 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,160 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 61 | #964 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 77 | #842 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 44 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,183 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 38 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 36 | #1,216 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 22 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,317 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,801 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,751 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,459 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,327 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,305 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,779 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,461 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,675 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,768 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,838 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,459 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Rhett reached #149 in 2021. As a girl name, it reached #5,753 in 2019. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.