Chet
Boy name
Chet meaning
Diminutive of Chester, which means “a town or city, especially a Roman one”
Chet at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #2,092 in 2024
Chet popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1920 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1940 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1950 | #1,615 | 21 |
| 1960 | #718 | 118 |
| 1963 | #612 | 164 |
| 1970 | #651 | 158 |
| 1980 | #856 | 107 |
| 1990 | #1,252 | 78 |
| 2000 | #1,993 | 51 |
| 2010 | #2,825 | 42 |
| 2020 | #2,689 | 46 |
| 2024 | #2,092 | 71 |
All 109 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,589 | 5 |
| 1912 | #2,544 | 5 |
| 1914 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1915 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1917 | #2,562 | 10 |
| 1918 | #3,368 | 7 |
| 1919 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1920 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1922 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1923 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1924 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1925 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1926 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1928 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1929 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1930 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1931 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1932 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1935 | #1,928 | 14 |
| 1936 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1937 | #2,679 | 8 |
| 1938 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1939 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1940 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1941 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1942 | #1,946 | 14 |
| 1943 | #1,399 | 25 |
| 1944 | #1,574 | 19 |
| 1945 | #1,270 | 27 |
| 1946 | #1,197 | 34 |
| 1947 | #1,449 | 26 |
| 1948 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1949 | #1,434 | 26 |
| 1950 | #1,615 | 21 |
| 1951 | #1,644 | 21 |
| 1952 | #1,749 | 19 |
| 1953 | #1,426 | 28 |
| 1954 | #1,227 | 37 |
| 1955 | #1,022 | 54 |
| 1956 | #833 | 80 |
| 1957 | #803 | 87 |
| 1958 | #695 | 116 |
| 1959 | #712 | 116 |
| 1960 | #718 | 118 |
| 1961 | #627 | 158 |
| 1962 | #624 | 154 |
| 1963 | #612 | 164 |
| 1964 | #647 | 144 |
| 1965 | #697 | 113 |
| 1966 | #696 | 113 |
| 1967 | #758 | 94 |
| 1968 | #779 | 90 |
| 1969 | #836 | 84 |
| 1970 | #651 | 158 |
| 1971 | #717 | 133 |
| 1972 | #792 | 102 |
| 1973 | #796 | 99 |
| 1974 | #749 | 117 |
| 1975 | #712 | 135 |
| 1976 | #701 | 140 |
| 1977 | #755 | 128 |
| 1978 | #741 | 130 |
| 1979 | #952 | 86 |
| 1980 | #856 | 107 |
| 1981 | #851 | 107 |
| 1982 | #884 | 102 |
| 1983 | #848 | 106 |
| 1984 | #938 | 88 |
| 1985 | #1,057 | 76 |
| 1986 | #1,008 | 84 |
| 1987 | #961 | 96 |
| 1988 | #1,092 | 83 |
| 1989 | #1,228 | 76 |
| 1990 | #1,252 | 78 |
| 1991 | #1,202 | 85 |
| 1992 | #1,572 | 56 |
| 1993 | #1,313 | 75 |
| 1994 | #1,544 | 60 |
| 1995 | #1,491 | 64 |
| 1996 | #1,517 | 66 |
| 1997 | #1,991 | 45 |
| 1998 | #1,957 | 49 |
| 1999 | #2,023 | 47 |
| 2000 | #1,993 | 51 |
| 2001 | #2,007 | 53 |
| 2002 | #2,428 | 41 |
| 2003 | #2,349 | 45 |
| 2004 | #2,238 | 51 |
| 2005 | #2,567 | 43 |
| 2006 | #3,226 | 33 |
| 2007 | #2,643 | 46 |
| 2008 | #3,165 | 36 |
| 2009 | #4,160 | 24 |
| 2010 | #2,825 | 42 |
| 2011 | #3,046 | 37 |
| 2012 | #3,530 | 30 |
| 2013 | #2,955 | 38 |
| 2014 | #2,622 | 46 |
| 2015 | #3,022 | 38 |
| 2016 | #2,689 | 45 |
| 2017 | #3,122 | 37 |
| 2018 | #2,545 | 50 |
| 2019 | #2,848 | 43 |
| 2020 | #2,689 | 46 |
| 2021 | #2,552 | 51 |
| 2022 | #2,190 | 66 |
| 2023 | #2,219 | 64 |
| 2024 | #2,092 | 71 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Chet” (revision 83831984), CC BY-SA 4.0; Wiktionary contributors, “Chester” (revision 92739919), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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