Total births
381
Boys' name · since 1957
Chett
381 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.
- #5490
- among boys today
- 381
- born since 1957
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 62%
- more common than other boys
381 babies have been named Chett since 1957, making it today's #5490 boys' name.
Chett has 381 recorded births among boys since 1957, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5490 as of the latest data, more common than 62% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2025.
- #5490 among boys today
- 381 born since 1957
- 2020s peak decade
- 62% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Chett is currently the #5490 boys' name in America, more common than 62% of boys - 381 born since 1957, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5490
- among boys today
- 381
- born since 1957
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 62%
- more common than other boys
Chett vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5490
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 62% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
23% of everyone ever named Chett was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
19 babies were named Chett in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Chett compares
381 Top 49% higher than 51% of 14,294 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
Chett's all-time total is 4% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Chett | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 381 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 23 | 22,252 |
Chett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Chett's SSA record in two at 1998 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1960, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Chett at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#5,490
Active since
1957
Chett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Chett by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Chett's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Chett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
41 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 87 births (23% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Chett? ▼
Chett has been given to 381 babies in the U.S. since 1957, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #5490 as of the latest data. 19 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Chett most popular? ▼
Chett was most popular in the 2020s decade with 87 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Chett been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Chett since 1957 -- 69 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Chett? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Chester, Chet, Chevy, Cheyenne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Chett
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1957–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Chett: #5490 Boys' Name - 381 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/chett. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Chett 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 June 2026.