Skip to content
Little Names.

US name popularity

Rhett name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rhett ranks #188 in male records (1,936 reported) and #6,275 in female records (19 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#6,275 · 19 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 7 female records (12 to 19); rank moved from #8,850 to #6,275.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 3 female records (16 to 19); rank moved from #7,197 to #6,275.
2025 male rank and count
#188 · 1,936 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 202 male records (2,138 to 1,936); rank moved from #174 to #188.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 602 male records (2,538 to 1,936); rank moved from #149 to #188.
Peak year in available data
2021: 2,538 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Rhett becoming more popular?

Rhett's reported male count decreased by 202 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #174 to #188. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Rhett in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for RhettFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.2,5380201620252016: 17 female records2017: 19 female records2018: 18 female records2019: 22 female records2020: 14 female records2021: 16 female records2022: 19 female records2023: 20 female records2024: 12 female records2025: 19 female records2016: 1,768 male records2017: 2,202 male records2018: 2,313 male records2019: 2,391 male records2020: 2,350 male records2021: 2,538 male records2022: 2,501 male records2023: 2,189 male records2024: 2,138 male records2025: 1,936 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025196,2751,936188
2024128,8502,138174
2023206,1182,189165
2022196,4122,501151
2021167,1972,538149
2020147,8812,350159
2019225,7582,391166
2018186,7352,313167
2017196,4922,202180
2016177,1641,768220

Questions about Rhett’s popularity

How common is Rhett in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Rhett ranks #188 in male records (1,936 reported) and #6,275 in female records (19 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Rhett?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Rhett only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Rhett creates a match.

Download Rhett’s annual counts and ranks (CSV) · Sources and calculation details

Names with a similar 2025 male rank

These published profiles are the closest male ranks to Rhett’s #188 in the 2025 file.

Compare other names starting with R

All R profiles · Search the full name library