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Chet

“Variant of Chester — Fort, encampment” — Latin, via Old English origin

Boy's name · #2186 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Chet holds its lane: charted since 1909 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2186 in 2025). About 6,200 boys have carried it along the way.

Around the world: about 1 in 16,000 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Chets

• Chet Baker — American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
• Chet Atkins — American guitarist (1924–2001)
• Chet Holmgren — American basketball player
• Chet Culver — American football player and politician
• Chet Huntley — American broadcaster (1911–1974)

In stories & tradition

• Chet — human whose existence is disputed
• Chet Ubetcha — The Fairly OddParents
• Chet Morton — The Hardy Boys

What Chets become

Among 142 notable people named Chet:

Sports figures appear 2.58× more often than among typical names — e.g. Chet Holmgren, American basketball player.

Similar names: Chester · Richie · Kenny · Monty · Kent · Kenton

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