Che

Che

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 15% girls / 85% boys

Origin: Chinese

Che first appears in the data in 1968 and has been recorded in 57 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1974 with 94 babies (rank #833 that year). In 2024 it was given to 14 boys (rank #6,214). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Che

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Che yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,458

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Che

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1968	19	#1,849
1969	56	#1,028
1970	92	#839
1971	87	#875
1972	78	#906
1973	68	#981
1974	94	#833
1975	82	#906
1976	71	#992
1977	64	#1,082
1978	59	#1,151
1979	55	#1,243
1980	53	#1,274
1981	29	#1,904
1982	35	#1,679
1983	35	#1,659
1984	24	#2,171
1985	21	#2,437
1986	22	#2,438
1987	20	#2,651
1988	29	#2,150
1989	32	#2,160
1990	33	#2,179
1991	28	#2,480
1992	24	#2,854
1993	35	#2,221
1994	41	#2,018
1995	31	#2,456
1996	31	#2,492
1997	23	#3,174
1998	41	#2,207
1999	32	#2,674
2000	41	#2,340
2001	31	#2,943
2002	43	#2,383
2003	30	#3,129
2004	40	#2,650
2005	44	#2,533
2006	44	#2,664
2007	29	#3,613
2008	41	#2,889
2009	33	#3,348
2010	28	#3,726
2011	23	#4,249
2012	30	#3,547
2013	12	#6,677
2014	21	#4,564
2015	20	#4,744
2016	15	#5,832
2017	16	#5,569
2018	14	#6,088
2019	22	#4,507
2020	12	#6,698
2021	20	#4,805
2022	19	#5,054
2023	8	#9,059
2024	14	#6,214

Year

Babies

Rank

1968

#1,849

1969

#1,028

1970

#839

1971

#875

1972

#906

1973

#981

1974

#833

1975

#906

1976

#992

1977

#1,082

1978

#1,151

1979

#1,243

1980

#1,274

1981

#1,904

1982

#1,679

1983

#1,659

1984

#2,171

1985

#2,437

1986

#2,438

1987

#2,651

1988

#2,150

1989

#2,160

1990

#2,179

1991

#2,480

1992

#2,854

1993

#2,221

1994

#2,018

1995

#2,456

1996

#2,492

1997

#3,174

1998

#2,207

1999

#2,674

2000

#2,340

2001

#2,943

2002

#2,383

2003

#3,129

2004

#2,650

2005

#2,533

2006

#2,664

2007

#3,613

2008

#2,889

2009

#3,348

2010

#3,726

2011

#4,249

2012

#3,547

2013

#6,677

2014

#4,564

2015

#4,744

2016

#5,832

2017

#5,569

2018

#6,088

2019

#4,507

2020

#6,698

2021

#4,805

2022

#5,054

2023

#9,059

2024

#6,214

Numerology of Che

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Che

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Year-by-Year Detail