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Chet

Boy

Meaning of Chet: English: 'camp or fortress'

Chet is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2140th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 5119th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2140

65 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5119

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

6,180

First recorded 1909 · peak 1963

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 107 babies1982: 102 babies1983: 106 babies1984: 88 babies1985: 76 babies1986: 84 babies1987: 96 babies1988: 83 babies1989: 76 babies1990: 78 babies19901991: 85 babies1992: 56 babies1993: 75 babies1994: 60 babies1995: 64 babies1996: 66 babies1997: 45 babies1998: 49 babies1999: 47 babies2000: 51 babies20002001: 53 babies2002: 41 babies2003: 45 babies2004: 51 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 33 babies2007: 46 babies2008: 36 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 42 babies20102011: 37 babies2012: 30 babies2013: 38 babies2014: 46 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 45 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 43 babies2020: 46 babies20202021: 51 babies2022: 66 babies2023: 64 babies2024: 71 babies2025: 65 babies
US babies named Chet per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 107.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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