Jett Boy
How popular is Jett?
#169 boy name in 2025
2,167 baby boys were named Jett in the US in 2025, making it the 169th most popular boy name. Another 36 girls got the name (#3,974 for girls).
Jett popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #169 for boys (▼ 8 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,167 boys, 36 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+107% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #329 in 2015, #278 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (2,227 boys) |
| Highest rank | #161 in 2024 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Jett counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Jett family of names ranked #171 for boys in 2025 (#169 the year before), with 2,327 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jett | 2,167 | 93% |
| Jet | 160 | 7% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Jett is most popular
Babies named Jett per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- North Dakota: 4.3 per 1,000 (73 boys)
- South Dakota: 3.5 per 1,000 (66 boys)
- Nebraska: 3.4 per 1,000 (147 boys)
- Utah: 3.2 per 1,000 (309 boys)
- Montana: 3.1 per 1,000 (54 boys)
Jett by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1910s | 13 | #2,914 |
| 1920s | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1930s | 11 | #3,174 |
| 1940s | 15 | #3,458 |
| 1950s | 82 | #1,633 |
| 1960s | 64 | #2,116 |
| 1970s | 36 | #3,399 |
| 1980s | 170 | #2,225 |
| 1990s | 725 | #794 |
| 2000s | 4,313 | #387 |
| 2010s | 10,405 | #286 |
| 2020s | 10,621 | #161 |
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Questions
- Is Jett a boy or girl name?
- Jett is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Jett were boys.
- How popular is the name Jett?
- 2,167 baby boys were named Jett in the US in 2025, making it the 169th most popular boy name. Another 36 girls got the name (#3,974 for girls).
- When was Jett most popular?
- Jett peaked in 2024, when 2,227 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #161 in 2024.
- How many people are named Jett?
- 27,138 babies have been named Jett in the US since 1880. We estimate about 26,866 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Jett most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jett was most common in North Dakota, at 4.3 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.