Unisex name · since 1968
Che
Che has 2,105 recorded births since 1968 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1974 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,200 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,799 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,105
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Che currently ranks #7799 among unisex names in America, with 2,105 babies recorded since 1968.
Che has 2,105 recorded births among boys since 1968, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7799 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of boys, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #3,200 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,799 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,105 born since 1968
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Che ranks #3,200 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,799 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,105 born since 1968, peaking in the 1970s.
- #3,200 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,799 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,105
- born since 1968
- 1970s
- peak decade
Che's 2,105 recorded births place it above 92.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Che compares
2,105 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Che's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Che | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,105 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 94 | 34 | 22,252 |
Che's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Che splits its recorded history at 1997: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2023 (8 births) -- compare that against the 1974 peak of 94 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Che popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Che popularity over time - girls
364 total births recorded since 1969 (Che as girls' name)
Che by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (750 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Che's strongest decade.
750 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Che births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 75
1960s
75 births
- 1970s
1970s
750 births
- 1980s
1980s
300 births
- 1990s
1990s
319 births
- 2000s
2000s
376 births
- 2010s 201
2010s
201 births
- 2020s 84
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 750 births (36% of all-time use).
How Che compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Che's total volume
Che by state
Where Che concentrates geographically, total births since 1968
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 370 | 17.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 163 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 34 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 31 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 20 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 15 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Washington | | 6 | 0.3% |
370 of 2,105 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Che appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Che's data
- Che's decade-level peak was the 1970s (750 total births); usage has since declined to 84 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ches (370 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Che: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1968–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Che draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.