Rhett
Boy · RET · Germanic
Rhett is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “advice, counsel”. In 2025 it ranked 1,964th for boys in the UK (13 babies) and 188th for boys in the US (1,936 babies).
What does Rhett mean?
Germanic: from a Dutch surname, via American use
“advice, counsel”
Made famous by Rhett Butler in Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel Gone with the Wind.
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Is Rhett a girl's or a boy's name?
Rhett is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 13 boys in the UK and 19 girls and 1,936 boys in the US.
How popular is Rhett in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,964among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 23,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were named Rhett, making it the 1,964th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd. Its busiest year was 2020, with 14 boys.
2025 had more boys named Rhett than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named Rhett in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales and 762nd in Scotland.
Rhett in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,100 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 8 | #2,633 |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 12 | #2,037 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Rhett in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #188among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,936about 1 in 880 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,936 boys in the US were named Rhett, making it the 188th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 159th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 2,538 boys. It first appears in the records in 1917. 19 girls were also named Rhett in 2025 (6,115th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Rhett than any year since 2016.
Half of all the boys named Rhett in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Rhett in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,936 | #188 |
| 2024 | 2,138 | #174 |
| 2023 | 2,189 | #165 |
| 2022 | 2,501 | #151 |
| 2021 | 2,538 | #149 |
| 2020 | 2,350 | #159 |
| 2019 | 2,391 | #166 |
| 2018 | 2,313 | #167 |
| 2017 | 2,202 | #180 |
| 2016 | 1,768 | #220 |
| 2015 | 1,341 | #276 |
| 2014 | 978 | #340 |
| 2013 | 688 | #425 |
| 2012 | 521 | #508 |
| 2011 | 447 | #563 |
| 2010 | 411 | #606 |
| 2009 | 373 | #659 |
| 2008 | 354 | #683 |
| 2007 | 332 | #703 |
| 2006 | 330 | #683 |
| 2005 | 298 | #693 |
| 2004 | 269 | #713 |
| 2003 | 283 | #684 |
| 2002 | 279 | #669 |
| 2001 | 239 | #727 |
| 2000 | 264 | #674 |
| 1999 | 237 | #704 |
| 1998 | 279 | #637 |
| 1997 | 292 | #605 |
| 1996 | 290 | #609 |
| 1995 | 240 | #680 |
| 1994 | 186 | #770 |
| 1993 | 172 | #804 |
| 1992 | 189 | #750 |
| 1991 | 138 | #896 |
| 1990 | 150 | #836 |
| 1989 | 161 | #779 |
| 1988 | 159 | #750 |
| 1987 | 170 | #698 |
| 1986 | 113 | #854 |
| 1985 | 155 | #710 |
| 1984 | 121 | #793 |
| 1983 | 146 | #709 |
| 1982 | 151 | #708 |
| 1981 | 148 | #710 |
| 1980 | 153 | #701 |
| 1979 | 166 | #664 |
| 1978 | 172 | #636 |
| 1977 | 202 | #594 |
| 1976 | 132 | #729 |
| 1975 | 142 | #698 |
| 1974 | 136 | #704 |
| 1973 | 118 | #737 |
| 1972 | 139 | #682 |
| 1971 | 155 | #661 |
| 1970 | 159 | #647 |
| 1969 | 151 | #644 |
| 1968 | 115 | #703 |
| 1967 | 81 | #806 |
| 1966 | 85 | #785 |
| 1965 | 67 | #897 |
| 1964 | 107 | #742 |
| 1963 | 98 | #771 |
| 1962 | 100 | #762 |
| 1961 | 105 | #750 |
| 1960 | 66 | #926 |
| 1959 | 62 | #974 |
| 1958 | 81 | #834 |
| 1957 | 45 | #1,150 |
| 1956 | 61 | #953 |
| 1955 | 77 | #835 |
| 1954 | 44 | #1,121 |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,169 |
| 1952 | 38 | #1,194 |
| 1951 | 25 | #1,488 |
| 1950 | 36 | #1,202 |
| 1949 | 22 | #1,582 |
| 1948 | 31 | #1,295 |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,362 |
| 1946 | 17 | #1,758 |
| 1945 | 12 | #2,008 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,437 |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,698 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,421 |
| 1941 | 26 | #1,300 |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,288 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,185 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,175 |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,389 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,236 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,284 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #3,979 |
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