Jett
Jett was the 169th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,167 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 161st with 2,227 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 160 places. More babies were named Jett in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · American English
Say it JET /dʒɛt/
- Rank in 2025
- #169 boys, up 109 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 2,167boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20242,227 babies
- Total since 1880
- 27,138babies recorded
What does the name Jett mean?
Jett is a modern boy's name spelled like jet, which can mean the black gemstone, a jet aircraft or a fast stream of water or gas. Wiktionary records Jett as a male given name and as a surname but gives no etymology, and Wikipedia lists several people with the surname. Most parents seem to choose it for the speed and energy suggested by jet, so it is best treated as a modern word-inspired name.
jet (English, “stream; jet aircraft; black gemstone”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. No documented etymology for the name; probably inspired by the word jet.
See also: American names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Jett', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Jett', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Jett popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 673 since 1957, 36 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #169 | 2,167 |
| 2020 | #278 | 1,213 |
| 2010 | #352 | 872 |
| 2000 | #644 | 282 |
| 1990 | #3,007 | 21 |
| 1980 | #5,202 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,372 | 13 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #3,701 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Jett, counting every spelling?
Jett is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #172 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #169 for Jett on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,327 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jett | 2,167 | #169 | 9,408 |
| Jet | 160 | #1,246 | 766 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Jett?
2,167 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jett (0.60 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jett 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 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jett.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jett?
About 26,100 people born in the US named Jett are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 15. That makes Jett 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.
Jett by state
How common Jett was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in North Dakota (3.9×), South Dakota (3.3×), Nebraska (3.1×), Utah (3.0×), Montana (2.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jett: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jett, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jett · Sibling names for Jett
Jett is also a nickname for Jettson.
Questions about the name Jett
What does Jett mean?
The origin of Jett is uncertain: no documented etymology for the name; probably inspired by the word jet.
How popular is the name Jett?
Jett was the 169th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 2,167 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 161st with 2,227 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 160 places. More babies were named Jett in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jett a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jett in the US.
Where is Jett most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jett was most common in North Dakota (4.28 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Dakota and Nebraska.