Boys' name · since 1968
Rhet
Since 1968, U.S. Social Security records show 237 babies named Rhet, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,987 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,066 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 237
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rhet is the #9066 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 237 recorded since 1968.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhet has been recorded 237 times among boys since 1968, currently ranked #9066 nationally and more common than 35% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1968 to 2025.
- #11,987 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,066 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 237 born since 1968
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhet ranks #11,987 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,066 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 237 born since 1968, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,987 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,066 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 237
- born since 1968
- 2010s
- peak decade
Rhet's 237 recorded births place it above 73.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rhet compares
237 41st percentile among 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
Rhet's all-time total is 36% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhet | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 237 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rhet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Rhet splits its recorded history at 2010: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Rhet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Rhet by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (81 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Rhet's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Rhet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 27
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
60 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Rhet's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (81 total births) through the 2020s (50) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Rhet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
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 Rhet 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.