Unisex name · since 2021
Rhettlee
31 babies named Rhettlee in U.S. Social Security records since 2021, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #25,693 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,655 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Rhettlee is the #7655 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 31 recorded since 2021.
Social Security Administration records show Rhettlee recorded 31 times among boys since 2021, holding rank #7655 nationally today, ahead of 45% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2025.
- #25,693 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,655 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 31 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Rhettlee ranks #25,693 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,655 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 31 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #25,693 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,655 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 31
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Rhettlee's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Rhettlee compares
31 12th 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
Rhettlee's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Rhettlee | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Rhettlee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Rhettlee's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 84% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 16%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Rhettlee popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Rhettlee popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 2018 (Rhettlee as girls' name)
Rhettlee by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (31 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Rhettlee's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Rhettlee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 31 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Rhettlee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~4 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, 2021–2025 (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 Rhettlee 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.