Jettson
Jettson was the 824th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 300 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,524 places. More babies were named Jettson in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it JET-sun /ˈdʒɛtsən/
- Rank in 2025
- #824 boys, up 1,258 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 300boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024301 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,336babies recorded
What does the name Jettson mean?
Jettson is a 21st-century American boys' name with no documented origin. It looks like Jett, itself a modern name spelled like the word jet, with the -son ending of surnames such as Jackson. Neither Wiktionary nor Wikipedia records it, so no meaning is given.
How sure is this? Not documented. A modern coinage; no documented origin.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary: no entry for 'Jettson' (searched), Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Nicknames for Jettson
The usual nicknames for Jettson are Jett. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Jettson in the last five years, 874 were named Jett, against 35980 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jett | Modern | #169 | 9,408 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Jettsons go by each one.
Jettson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #824 | 300 |
| 2020 | #2,082 | 68 |
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How popular is Jettson, counting every spelling?
Jettson is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #592 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #824 for Jettson on its own. Together these spellings went to 477 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jettson | 300 | #824 | 1,077 |
| Jetson | 121 | #1,470 | 489 |
| Jettsen | 22 | #4,610 | 98 |
| Jetsen | 10 | #7,917 | 51 |
| Jettsyn | 13 | #6,627 | 29 |
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 Jettson?
300 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jettson (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jettson 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 28 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jettson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jettson?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Jettson are alive today, with a median age of 3; half are between 2 and 5. That makes Jettson 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.
Jettson by state
How common Jettson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Idaho (5.3×), Utah (3.0×), Michigan (2.1×), Ohio (2.0×), Kentucky (1.9×). In 22 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 Jettson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jettson, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jettson · Sibling names for Jettson
Questions about the name Jettson
How popular is the name Jettson?
Jettson was the 824th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 300 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,524 places. More babies were named Jettson in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jettson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Jettson in the US.
Where is Jettson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jettson was most common in Idaho (0.66 per 1,000 boys), followed by West Virginia and Utah.