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Chet

As a boy's name, Chet is understood to mean "fortress, walled town". It is not as common as it was in the 1960s, though it has not disappeared. Today, it is seldom chosen in the registry. The registry counts around 5,727 U.S. births under this name going back to 1900.

EtymologyShort for Chester
EtymologyMeaning "fortress, walled town"
Births by decade
1900s
6
1910s
50
1920s
55
1930s
74
1940s
216
1950s
579
1960s
1,234
1970s
1,228
1980s
924
1990s
625
2000s
423
2010s
313
Peaked in the 1960s · 5,727 total U.S. births since 1900