US rank #11118 Boys' name Peak 2019 229 births

Rhet — #11118 US boys' name

229 babies named Rhet in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s81980s61990s272000s602010s812020s42
#11118
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 22% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Rhet was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

16 babies were named Rhet in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhet

The Social Security Administration has registered 229 babies named Rhet between 1968 and 2024, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rhet currently holds the #11118 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhet performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Rhet shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhet 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 229 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.

Rhet at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

229

Since 1968

57 years of records

Peak year

2019

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,118

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1968

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2024

Rhet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1968

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
16
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
05101520 202420202016201220082003199819741968 5

Rhet by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
81 births that decade — 35% of Rhet's all-time total
1960s51970s81980s61990s272000s602010s812020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhet?
229 babies have been named Rhet since 1968. It currently ranks #11118 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 16 births.
When was Rhet most popular?
Rhet was most popular in the 2010s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Rhet been used?
Rhet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 57 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Rhet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhett, Rhea, Rhen, Rhettley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1968–2024 (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.