Rhett

Rhett walks onto the page in a white linen suit, forever tethered to Rhett Butler, the rakish hero of Gone with the Wind, whose "Frankly, my dear" still echoes in American film memory. The name traces to a Dutch surname from the word raet, meaning "advice" or "counsel," but the fictional version long ago eclipsed the etymology. Rhett entered the U.S. top 1000 in the 2000s and has climbed steadily into the top 175, aided by country music and a broader taste for short, Southern-tinged boy names. One sharp syllable, silent h, crisp double t. Charming, old-fashioned, a little dangerous.