Boy name#582 of boy names
Rhett
Pronounced R EH1 T (ARPABET)
- 1 syllable
- Peaked 2021
- 108 years in use
How popular is Rhett?
Rhett is a boys' name, and first appears in 1917. It has been given to 34,953 children — the 582nd most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: about five times as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2021, when 2,538 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 1 syllable
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R EH1 T
- Stress pattern:
- 1
- Syllables:
- 1
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Rhett
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Rhett
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Rhett?
- Rhett ranks 582nd among boys' names in US records, with 34,953 births since 1917. Over the past decade it accounts for 21,720.
- Is Rhett a unisex name?
- No. Rhett is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Rhett most popular?
- 2021, when 2,538 children were given the name. It has been in use for 108 years and is still recorded as of 2024.