Rhett has been given to about 36,920 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.
Rhett ranks 188th among American boys in 2025, with 1,955 born that year. Its best year was 2021, when 2,554 babies were given the name, ranking 149th. The typical living American called Rhett is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Wyoming, where it accounts for 0.32% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.