Chess vs Chet

Side-by-side comparison of Chess and Chet - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Chess

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Name B

Chet

Boy name · Rank #2104

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Metric Chess Chet
Current Rank Unranked #2104
Total Births (all years) 29 6,180
Peak Year 1953 1963
Peak Year Births 8 164
Peak Decade 1910s 1960s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1915 1909

Births by Decade

Decade Chess Chet
1900s - 6
1910s 11 49
1920s - 55
1930s - 74
1940s - 216
1950s 8 579
1960s - 1,232
1970s - 1,228
1980s - 924
1990s 5 625
2000s - 423
2010s - 406
2020s 5 363

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Chess Chet
2014 - 46
2015 - 38
2016 - 45
2017 - 37
2018 - 50
2019 - 43
2020 5 46
2021 - 51
2022 - 66
2023 - 64
2024 - 71
2025 - 65

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1915–2020.

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