Che
A boys’ name of Spanish origin, meaning the; dialectal form used as a nickname.
Babies a year
9
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#2440
9 babies
Che by the numbers
In 2025, 9 babies in England and Wales were named Che. In the US, 16 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 94 babies in 1974, so it is a 1970s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Che. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.