boy's name
Rhet
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 237
Rhet is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2019, when 16 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1968.
Rhet over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 |
| 1970s | 8 |
| 1980s | 6 |
| 1990s | 27 |
| 2000s | 60 |
| 2010s | 81 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 50 |
How popular is Rhet?
In 2025, Rhet was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Rhet
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Rhet also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Rhet over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Rhet
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Rhet — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Rhet
How popular is the name Rhet?
In 2025, Rhet was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Rhet a girl's or a boy's name?
Rhet is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Rhet most popular?
Rhet peaked in 2019, when 16 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Rhet a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Rhet currently ranks #9,129 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.