How Many People Are Named Che?
people named Che are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 146,437 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,469 babies named Che in Social Security records from 1968 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
112 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Argentine expression meaning "hey!". This nickname was acquired by the Argentine revolutionary Ernesto Guevara while he was in Cuba.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Che, 15% were girls and 85% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Che fell from 15.2% in the 1970s to 2.4% in the 2010s. It was highest in the 1980s, at 26.7%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Che alive today is about 36 years old, and 64% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 23 and 50 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Che first appears in the records in 1968 and was given most often in 1974, to 112 babies. In 2025, 10 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1968 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Che has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #833, in 1974. In 2025 it ranked #7,769. Among girls, its best rank was #3,113, in 1969.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,769 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #833 (1974) | #3,113 (1969) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #959 in the 1970s | #4,529 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Che alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Che were born in California than in any other state: about 350 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Che was given 4.8 times as often in California and 3.4 times in New York.
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