Rhett

“Advice” — Dutch origin

Boy's name · #188 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Rhett is near its high-water mark: it reached #149 in 2021 and still ranked #188 in 2025. About 37,000 boys have carried it since 1917. In North Dakota and South Dakota it runs 3–4× its national rate and ranks #31 in North Dakota.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,300 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 6,500 boys in Scotland (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Rhetts

Rhett Reese — American screenwriter
Rhett Davies — British record producer
Rhett Forrester — American musician (1956-1994)
Rhett Rakhshani — American ice hockey player
Rhett Warrener — Canadian ice hockey player

In stories & tradition

Rhett Butler — Gone with the Wind
Rhett the Boston Terrier — mascot character

What Rhetts become

Among 60 notable people named Rhett:

Sports figures appear 2.83× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rhett Rakhshani, American ice hockey player.

Similar names: Colt · Rex · Tucker · Barrett · Emmett · Remington

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