Chet

Chet is a boy's baby name of Old English origin, a diminutive of Chester, from the Latin Castra, meaning 'fortress, camp' — specifically the Roman fort at what is now Chester, England. The jazz musician Chet Baker, known for his haunting trumpet playing, made this name synonymous with cool.

With over 6,100 U.S. births, Chet has a relaxed mid-century American charm — short, confident, and impossible to mishear, it sounds like someone who never tries too hard and always looks good doing it.