Chett — #5479 US boys' name
368 babies named Chett in U.S. Social Security records since 1957, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 62% of names given to boys today.
21% of everyone ever named Chett was born in this single decade.
19 babies were named Chett in 2022 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Chett
The Social Security Administration has registered 368 babies named Chett between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Chett currently holds the #5479 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 19 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Chett performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 79 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Chett shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Chett in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 368 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Chett at a glance
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Current rank
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Chett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1957
- Peak year (2022)
- 19
- Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
Currently ranks #5479 among boys.
368 total births across 68 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2022 with 19 births in a single year.
Chett by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2010s
- 79 births that decade — 21% of Chett's all-time total
Chett decade highlights
- Peak decade 79 births
- Runner-up 74 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2010s was Chett's strongest decade
79 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 21% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1957–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.