Boys' name · since 1917
Rhett
36,669 babies named Rhett in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,669
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
36,669 babies have been named Rhett since 1917, making it today's #188 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhett has been recorded 36,669 times among boys since 1917, currently ranked #188 nationally and more common than 99% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #596 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #188 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 36,669 born since 1917
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhett ranks #596 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #188 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 36,669 born since 1917, peaking in the 2020s.
- #596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #188 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,669
- born since 1917
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rhett's 36,669 recorded births place it above 98.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Rhett compares
36,669 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Rhett's all-time total is 99x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 36,669 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 2,538 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rhett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Rhett's full recorded timeline at 1979, 91% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 9% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 2,538 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Rhett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 2,538
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Rhett popularity over time - girls
251 total births recorded since 1995 (Rhett as girls' name)
Rhett by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (13,652 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Rhett's strongest decade.
13,652 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Rhett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 10
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 228
1940s
228 births
- 1950s 509
1950s
509 births
- 1960s 975
1960s
975 births
- 1970s 1,521
1970s
1,521 births
- 1980s 1,477
1980s
1,477 births
- 1990s 2,173
1990s
2,173 births
- 2000s 3,021
2000s
3,021 births
- 2010s
2010s
13,060 births
- 2020s
2020s
13,652 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 13,652 births (37% of all-time use).
How Rhett 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 Rhett's total volume
Rhett by state
Where Rhett concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,827 | 10.4% |
| #2 | California | | 1,975 | 5.4% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 1,657 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,625 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 1,415 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,263 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Utah | | 1,167 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 1,151 | 3.1% |
3,827 of 36,669 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Rhett appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Rhett's data
- Texas records the most Rhetts (3,827 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Rhett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Rhett 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.