first name
RHETT
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 21,549 people named Rhett, 90.1% reported their origin as White, 4% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% as two or more races. 98.9% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Rhett peaked in 2021, when 2,554 babies got the name.
At least 36,920 babies have been given the name since 1917. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Rhett by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #298. The largest share of babies named Rhett, 69.2%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Rhett is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Rhett has been most common in Utah (4.2×), Idaho (3.6×), and Louisiana (2.3×), and least common in New Jersey (0.12×).
33,188 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Rhett
Spelled almost the same
3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rhett, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Rhett ranks #28,086 of 156,621, with 905 people. See Rhett as a last name
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