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Rhett

Rhett: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“advice”
Origin
Dutch
Say it
RET · 1 syllable
Used for
Boys

From an English surname derived from Dutch de Raedt/van Raad, related to raad 'counsel, advice'. Its use as a given name was popularized by Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind.

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How popular is Rhett?

2024645 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Rhett in 20242,146

2024 rank#174 boys

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 188034,953

Rhett is rising: use over the last five years is 4.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Rhett

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Hendrixson of Hendrik · Dutch
  • Kylerarcher · Dutch
  • Skylerscholar · Dutch
  • Koenbold advisor · Dutch
  • Casecase form of Cornelius or Casey surname · Dutch
  • Jordyfarmer; earth-worker · Dutch
  • Coenbold counselor · Dutch
  • Bronxfrom Bronck's place · Dutch

Rhett questions

What does the name Rhett mean?

Rhett means "advice". It comes from Dutch. From an English surname derived from Dutch de Raedt/van Raad, related to raad 'counsel, advice'. Its use as a given name was popularized by Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind.

Is Rhett a boy or girl name?

Rhett is mainly a boy's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Rhett?

2,146 US babies were named Rhett in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Rhett?

Rhett is usually pronounced RET.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.