Che
Recorded 1968–2025 · United States
Che was most popular in 1974, when 112 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,775 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,469 people named Che.
Che over time
How old is the name Che?
Che first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1968, which makes it about 57 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 58 of the 58 years since.
How many people are named Che?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 2,469 American births named Che between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 2,335 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Che in 2025?
10 American babies were named Che in 2025, ranking #16,070 that year.
Is Che getting more or less popular?
Che is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 14 births a year, against 22 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -35% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Che a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Che is mostly a boy’s name — 14.7% of the 2,469 Americans given it were girls and 85.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Che?
Roughly 2,335 Americans named Che are alive today — 95% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 39 years old, and half are between 24 and 51.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
Where Che is most concentrated
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org