boys' name ★ peaked 2024

Jett

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #169 Trend ↑ Rising 81%
Rank 2025
#169
among boys · ↓8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,203
named Jett · -3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 788
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2024
2,265 babies
All-time total
27,138
#723 all-time among boys
First recorded
1892
in Social Security records

Jett popularity over time

27,138 babies have been named Jett since 1892, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 5 5 1 – #1,163
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 13 13 1 – #3,084
1920s – 5 5 1 -62% #4,443
1930s – 11 11 1 +120% #3,347
1940s – 15 15 2 +36% #3,701
1950s 5 82 87 9 +480% #1,655
1960s – 64 64 6 -26% #2,146
1970s – 36 36 4 -44% #3,497
1980s – 170 170 17 +372% #2,256
1990s 42 725 767 77 +351% #796
2000s 123 4,313 4,436 444 +478% #387
2010s 276 10,405 10,681 1,068 +141% #286
2020s (to 2025) 227 10,621 10,848 1,808 +69% #161

Where Jett is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 2,389 1.40 #155
2027 2,595 1.52 #138
2028 2,785 1.63 #130
2029 2,957 1.73 #121
2030 3,111 1.82 #113

Where Jett is most popular

Boys named Jett per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.09 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Jett born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Dakota 73 4.28 +293%
South Dakota 66 3.55 +226%
Nebraska 147 3.38 +210%
Utah 309 3.24 +197%
Montana 54 3.06 +181%
Idaho 112 2.74 +151%
Iowa 179 2.60 +138%
Hawaii 40 2.58 +136%
Kansas 155 2.26 +107%
Oklahoma 194 2.19 +101%
Arkansas 133 2.10 +93%
Louisiana 206 2.01 +85%
West Virginia 64 1.96 +80%
Nevada 107 1.88 +72%
Minnesota 228 1.86 +71%
Missouri 254 1.83 +68%
Mississippi 98 1.72 +58%
Arizona 273 1.67 +53%
Kentucky 166 1.65 +52%
Indiana 248 1.55 +42%
Oregon 116 1.53 +40%
Michigan 312 1.52 +40%
Alabama 164 1.50 +38%
Wisconsin 174 1.47 +35%
Ohio 376 1.42 +30%
Colorado 181 1.40 +29%
New Hampshire 28 1.26 +16%
New Mexico 40 1.21 +11%
Washington 197 1.20 +11%
North Carolina 305 1.19 +10%
Tennessee 214 1.19 +9%
Maine 23 1.19 +9%
Texas 1,033 1.17 +8%
Georgia 290 1.14 +5%
Pennsylvania 300 1.13 ≈ national
Florida 518 1.09 ≈ national
Wyoming 6 1.04 -5%
South Carolina 102 0.987 -9%
Maryland 113 0.948 -13%
California 850 0.930 -15%
Connecticut 59 0.872 -20%
Illinois 220 0.861 -21%
Virginia 155 0.817 -25%
Delaware 12 0.791 -27%
New Jersey 131 0.651 -40%
Massachusetts 85 0.618 -43%
Rhode Island 9 0.552 -49%
New York 213 0.492 -55%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Jett

Jett is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #169 in 2025 with 2,167 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 27,138 American babies have been named Jett. Its peak came in 2024, when 2,265 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jett stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jett?

The median living Jett is about 8 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 27 thousand people named Jett are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jett year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 36 #4,027 2,167 #169
2024 38 #3,921 2,227 #161
2023 41 #3,736 1,787 #207
2022 39 #3,854 1,776 #211
2021 45 #3,461 1,451 #246
2020 28 #4,689 1,213 #278
2019 29 #4,708 1,203 #286
2018 30 #4,614 1,134 #304
2017 29 #4,746 1,172 #301
2016 32 #4,469 1,117 #314
2015 44 #3,557 1,049 #329
2014 29 #4,835 1,023 #332
2013 28 #4,949 1,017 #325
2012 28 #5,028 891 #345
2011 12 #9,408 927 #331
2010 15 #8,070 872 #352
2009 17 #7,497 783 #387
2008 11 #10,401 499 #534
2007 12 #9,819 479 #537
2006 21 #6,230 471 #536
2005 10 #10,476 486 #506
2004 10 #10,257 354 #603
2003 9 #10,811 334 #621
2002 9 #10,605 335 #603
2001 14 #7,495 290 #645
2000 10 #9,482 282 #644
1995 – – 57 #1,612
1990 – – 21 #3,007
1985 – – 24 #2,256
1980 – – 7 #5,202
1975 – – 6 #5,097
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 13 #2,372
1955 – – 5 #4,123
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 5 #3,701
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jett, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jett?

The median living Jett is about 8 years old. Half of all living Jetts are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Jett are alive today?

An estimated 27 thousand people named Jett are alive in the United States, based on 27,138 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Jett in 2025?

Jett ranked #169 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,167 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jett?

27,138 babies have been named Jett in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jett most popular?

Jett peaked in 2024, when 2,265 newborns received the name.

Is Jett a boy or girl name?

Jett is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jett rising or falling?

Jett is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jett become more popular?

Jett is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,111 boys named Jett in 2030, which would rank around #113. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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