Chet

Diminutive of Chester

"fortress, walled town"

Chet Origin and Meaning

The name Chet is a boy's name of English origin meaning "fortress, walled town".

Chet is an old-fashioned short form that, ala Ned and Joe, is starting to sound cool again.

Chet Rank in US Top 1000

# 962 in the US

Chet Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1789 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Chet

• 1789 Nameberry 2025

20 Names Similar to Chet

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• Ike
• Sampson
• Hughes
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• Jed
• Elton
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• Shep
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Famous People Named Chet

• Chet Faker stage name of Nicholas James Murphy, Australian musician
• Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker American Jazz musician
• Chester Burton "Chet" Atkins American country music guitarist
• Chester Robert "Chet" Huntley American newscaster
• Thomas Chester "Chet" Edwards U.S. Representative from Texas
• Chester Marlon "Chet" Hanks American actor and rapper, son of actors Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson
• Fulvio Chester "Chet" Forte American TV director
• James Chester "Chet" Brandenburg American actor
• Chester Earl "Chet" Lemon American baseball player
• Chester Raymond "Chet" Nichols Sr. and Jr. American baseball player
• Chester Andrew "Chet" Jastremski American swimmer
• Chester Earl "Chet" Holifield U.S. Congressman from California

The name Chet in Pop Culture

• Chett former man of the Nights Watch in the Game of Thrones/Song of Ice and Fire series.
• Chet Hunter a character on TV's "Boy Meets World"
• Chet Ubetcha news anchor on "Fairly OddParents"
• Chet character on TV's "Bob's Burgers"
• Chet Frank from movie "Redbelt"
• Chet character in TV's "Hollywood Residential"
• Chet Waters character in "From the Files of Madison Finn" by Laura Dower
• Chet Marcus character on TV's "Best Friends Whenever"
• Chet Donnelly from movie "Weird Science"
• Chet Wilton character on TV’s “UnREAL”