Boys' name · since 1952
Jarett
Jarett has 3,566 recorded births since 1952 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,035 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,566
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
3,566 babies have been named Jarett since 1952, making it today's #9035 boys' name.
Jarett has 3,566 recorded births among boys since 1952, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9035 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #2,268 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,035 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,566 born since 1952
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarett ranks #2,268 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,035 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,566 born since 1952, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,268 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,035 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,566
- born since 1952
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jarett's 3,566 recorded births place it above 95.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Jarett compares
3,566 Top 16% higher than 84% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jarett's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jarett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,566 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 217 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jarett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jarett's full recorded timeline at 1994, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1960, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 217 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jarett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 217
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Jarett by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,119 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Jarett's strongest decade.
1,119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Jarett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s 80
1960s
80 births
- 1970s 380
1970s
380 births
- 1980s
1980s
713 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,119 births
- 2000s
2000s
896 births
- 2010s 296
2010s
296 births
- 2020s 70
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,119 births (31% of all-time use).
How Jarett compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jarett's total volume
Jarett by state
Where Jarett concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 274 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 265 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Texas | | 229 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 108 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 95 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 89 | 2.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 55 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 51 | 1.4% |
274 of 3,566 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Jarett appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jarett's data
- Jarett's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,119 total births); usage has since declined to 70 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jaretts (274 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jarett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jarett draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.