Che
Che was the 7773rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 833rd with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,027 places. More babies were named Che in the 1970s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,773 boys, down 1,071 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 197494 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,469babies recorded
Che popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #7,773 | — | 10 |
| 2020 | — | #6,702 | — | 12 |
| 2010 | — | #3,726 | — | 28 |
| 2000 | #15,514 | #2,340 | 5 | 41 |
| 1990 | #6,947 | #2,179 | 12 | 33 |
| 1980 | #6,882 | #1,274 | 9 | 53 |
| 1970 | #3,895 | #839 | 15 | 92 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Che, counting every spelling?
Che has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Che?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Che (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Che born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Che.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Che?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Che are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 22 and 51. That makes Che mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Che by state
How common Che was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Che
How popular is the name Che?
Che was the 7773rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 1974, when it ranked 833rd with 94 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,027 places. More babies were named Che in the 1970s than in any other decade.
Is Che a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Che in the US.
Where is Che most popular?
In 2021–2025, Che was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).