How Many People Are Named Chet?
people named Chet are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 64,695 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,180 babies named Chet in Social Security records from 1909 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
164 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of CHESTER.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Chet in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Chet alive today is about 42 years old, and 51% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 29 and 58 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Chet first appears in the records in 1909 and was given most often in 1963, to 164 babies. In 2025, 65 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1909 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Chet has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #612, in 1963. In 2025 it ranked #2,186.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,186 |
| Best rank | #612 (1963) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #693 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Chet alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Chet were born in California than in any other state: about 333 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Chet was given 11.1 times as often in Utah, 3.5 times in Louisiana and 1.7 times in California.
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