Jeter
Jeter was the 3273rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 2042nd with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,231 places. More babies were named Jeter in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,273 boys, down 456 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201570 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,057babies recorded
Jeter popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,273 | 36 |
| 2020 | #2,817 | 43 |
| 2010 | #2,566 | 48 |
| 2000 | #5,162 | 14 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,700 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,887 | 9 |
| 1920 | #4,628 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jeter, counting every spelling?
Jeter has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Jeter?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jeter (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jeter born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jeter.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jeter?
About 900 people born in the US named Jeter are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 17. That makes Jeter a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jeter by state
How common Jeter was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jeter: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jeter, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Jeter
How popular is the name Jeter?
Jeter was the 3273rd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 2042nd with 70 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,231 places. More babies were named Jeter in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Jeter a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jeter in the US.
Where is Jeter most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jeter was most common in Utah (0.15 per 1,000 boys), followed by Indiana and New York.