Jett
From the English word for jet, the black fossil wood used in jewellery; it came through Old French from Gagates, a stone named for Gagai in Asia Minor.
Jett in 2025
Jett was given to 2,203 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 306th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,505 babies born.
The history of Jett
Jett reached its highest point in 2024, when 2,265 babies were given the name, ranking 297th that year.
Across the 134 years of records since 1892, 27,138 babies have been named Jett. Half of them were born before 2017, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Jett by decade
| Decade | Babies named Jett | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | 2,512 |
| 1910s | 13 | 5,863 |
| 1920s | 5 | 8,466 |
| 1930s | 11 | 6,625 |
| 1940s | 15 | 7,469 |
| 1950s | 87 | 3,343 |
| 1960s | 64 | 5,121 |
| 1970s | 36 | 8,571 |
| 1980s | 170 | 5,548 |
| 1990s | 767 | 1,790 |
| 2000s | 4,436 | 779 |
| 2010s | 10,681 | 562 |
| 2020s | 10,848 | 297 |
Where Jett is heading
Jett has risen 102% over the past decade, from 1,093 babies in 2015 to 2,203 in 2025.
Names like Jett
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Jett.