Is Che a boy or girl name?

Che is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 2,469 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 14.7% were girls and 85.3% were boys.

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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

Births per year. The dot marks Che’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Che

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