Rhett is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2021.
Rhett is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #188 among boys (1,936) and #6,275 among girls (19) — overall #351 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,955 | 1,955 | #6,275 | #188 |
| 2024 | 2,150 | 2,150 | #8,850 | #174 |
| 2023 | 2,209 | 2,209 | #6,118 | #165 |
| 2022 | 2,520 | 2,520 | #6,412 | #151 |
| 2021 | 2,554 | 2,554 | #7,197 | #149 |
| 2020 | 2,364 | 2,364 | #7,881 | #159 |
| 2019 | 2,413 | 2,413 | #5,758 | #166 |
| 2018 | 2,331 | 2,331 | #6,735 | #167 |
| 2017 | 2,221 | 2,221 | #6,492 | #180 |
| 2016 | 1,785 | 1,785 | #7,164 | #220 |
| 2015 | 1,353 | 1,353 | #9,373 | #276 |
| 2014 | 987 | 987 | #11,747 | #340 |
| 2013 | 694 | 694 | #16,126 | #426 |
| 2012 | 527 | 527 | #16,445 | #508 |
| 2011 | 454 | 454 | #14,526 | #564 |
| 2010 | 411 | 411 | — | #608 |
| 2009 | 382 | 382 | #12,239 | #660 |
| 2008 | 354 | 354 | — | #684 |
| 2007 | 332 | 332 | — | #704 |
| 2006 | 330 | 330 | — | #683 |
| 2005 | 303 | 303 | #18,565 | #693 |
| 2004 | 277 | 277 | #12,497 | #715 |
| 2003 | 283 | 283 | — | #685 |
| 2002 | 286 | 286 | #13,319 | #669 |
| 2001 | 239 | 239 | — | #729 |
| 2000 | 264 | 264 | — | #676 |
| 1999 | 237 | 237 | — | #707 |
| 1998 | 279 | 279 | — | #638 |
| 1997 | 292 | — | — | #608 |
| 1996 | 290 | — | — | #609 |
| 1995 | 246 | — | #13,001 | #685 |
| 1994 | 186 | — | — | #776 |
| 1993 | 172 | — | — | #807 |
| 1992 | 189 | — | — | #753 |
| 1991 | 138 | — | — | #900 |
| 1990 | 150 | — | — | #840 |
| 1989 | 161 | — | — | #783 |
| 1988 | 159 | — | — | #754 |
| 1987 | 170 | — | — | #701 |
| 1986 | 113 | — | — | #857 |
| 1985 | 155 | — | — | #714 |
| 1984 | 121 | — | — | #795 |
| 1983 | 146 | — | — | #712 |
| 1982 | 151 | — | — | #711 |
| 1981 | 148 | — | — | #713 |
| 1980 | 153 | — | — | #704 |
| 1979 | 166 | — | — | #664 |
| 1978 | 172 | — | — | #637 |
| 1977 | 202 | — | — | #595 |
| 1976 | 132 | — | — | #730 |
| 1975 | 142 | — | — | #699 |
| 1974 | 136 | — | — | #707 |
| 1973 | 118 | — | — | #738 |
| 1972 | 139 | — | — | #682 |
| 1971 | 155 | — | — | #662 |
| 1970 | 159 | — | — | #649 |
| 1969 | 151 | — | — | #645 |
| 1968 | 115 | — | — | #705 |
| 1967 | 81 | — | — | #809 |
| 1966 | 85 | — | — | #792 |
| 1965 | 67 | — | — | #910 |
| 1964 | 107 | — | — | #746 |
| 1963 | 98 | — | — | #772 |
| 1962 | 100 | — | — | #768 |
| 1961 | 105 | — | — | #752 |
| 1960 | 66 | — | — | #936 |
| 1959 | 62 | — | — | #985 |
| 1958 | 81 | — | — | #843 |
| 1957 | 45 | — | — | #1,160 |
| 1956 | 61 | — | — | #965 |
| 1955 | 77 | — | — | #842 |
| 1954 | 44 | — | — | #1,134 |
| 1953 | 40 | — | — | #1,183 |
| 1952 | 38 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1951 | 25 | — | — | #1,512 |
| 1950 | 36 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1949 | 22 | — | — | #1,603 |
| 1948 | 31 | — | — | #1,317 |
| 1947 | 29 | — | — | #1,388 |
| 1946 | 17 | — | — | #1,801 |
| 1945 | 12 | — | — | #2,107 |
| 1944 | 22 | — | — | #1,470 |
| 1943 | 18 | — | — | #1,751 |
| 1942 | 24 | — | — | #1,459 |
| 1941 | 26 | — | — | #1,327 |
| 1940 | 27 | — | — | #1,305 |
| 1939 | 8 | — | — | #2,779 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | — | #2,293 |
| 1937 | 6 | — | — | #3,461 |
| 1933 | 7 | — | — | #3,224 |
| 1931 | 6 | — | — | #3,675 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | — | #4,768 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,838 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,459 |