Che

Boy · CHAY · Spanish

Big in Northern Ireland

Che is a boys' name of Spanish origin, meaning “hey, mate”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 7,675th for boys in the US (10 babies).

What does Che mean?

Spanish: Argentine Spanish interjection used as a nickname

“hey, mate”

Best known from Che Guevara, the Argentine revolutionary, whose nickname came from the Argentine interjection che.

Say it: CHAY

Is Che a girl's or a boy's name?

Che is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 10 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Che in the UK?

Rank in 2025: #2,511among boys
Babies in 2025: 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
Five-year trend: Falling fastdown 62% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Che, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 74 boys.

It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Che since the records began in 1996.

Half of all the boys named Che in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.

In 2021, 3% of the babies named Che in the UK were girls.

Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 74 in 20092025

Che in the UK, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	9	#2,511
2024	14	#1,825
2023	20	#1,399
2022	30	#1,070
2021	29	#1,085
2020	26	#1,150
2019	48	#756
2018	38	#892
2017	35	#961
2016	72	#585
2015	41	#839
2014	27	#1,106
2013	30	#1,017
2012	34	#957
2011	56	#670
2010	46	#739
2009	74	#521
2008	62	#592
2007	60	#571
2006	64	#528
2005	58	#527
2004	49	#583
2003	44	#582
2002	45	#530
2001	48	#481
2000	34	#606
1999	38	#562
1998	35	#587
1997	29	#641
1996	25	#677

How popular is Che in the US?

Rank in 2025: #7,675among boys
Babies in 2025: 10about 1 in 170,000 boys
Five-year trend: Fallingdown 31% in five years
Same name in a class: under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 10 boys in the US were named Che, making it the 7,675th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 1974, with 94 boys. It first appears in the records in 1968.

Half of all the boys named Che in the US since 1880 were born between 1975 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.

Girls were 25% of the babies named Che in the US in 1969, and 10% in 2005.

1968Busiest: 94 in 19742025

Che in the US, year by year

Year	Boys	Rank
2025	10	#7,675
2024	15	#5,899
2023	8	#8,916
2022	19	#5,015
2021	20	#4,776
2020	12	#6,616
2019	22	#4,476
2018	14	#6,032
2017	16	#5,522
2016	15	#5,785
2015	20	#4,709
2014	21	#4,534
2013	12	#6,598
2012	30	#3,527
2011	23	#4,219
2010	28	#3,707
2009	33	#3,330
2008	41	#2,878
2007	29	#3,589
2006	44	#2,658
2005	44	#2,524
2004	40	#2,639
2003	30	#3,114
2002	43	#2,368
2001	31	#2,926
2000	41	#2,326
1999	32	#2,661
1998	41	#2,196
1997	23	#3,155
1996	31	#2,478
1995	31	#2,439
1994	41	#2,007
1993	35	#2,204
1992	24	#2,828
1991	28	#2,463
1990	33	#2,165
1989	32	#2,148
1988	29	#2,141
1987	20	#2,637
1986	22	#2,427
1985	21	#2,426
1984	24	#2,158
1983	35	#1,650
1982	35	#1,676
1981	29	#1,898
1980	53	#1,272
1979	55	#1,241
1978	59	#1,149
1977	64	#1,079
1976	71	#990
1975	82	#906
1974	94	#832
1973	68	#978
1972	78	#905
1971	87	#873
1970	92	#839
1969	56	#1,027
1968	19	#1,835

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