US rank #7295 Boys' name Peak 1998 3,557 births

Jarett — #7295 US boys' name

3,557 babies named Jarett in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#7295
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 49% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Jarett was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

217 babies were named Jarett in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarett

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,557 babies named Jarett between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarett currently holds the #7295 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 217 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarett performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jarett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 274 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarett in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarett in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,557 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jarett at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,557

Since 1952

73 years of records

Peak year

1998

217 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#7,295

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1952

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jarett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
217
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
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Jarett by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,119 births that decade — 31% of Jarett's all-time total
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Jarett by state

Where Jarett concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jarett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
274 7.7%
#2 California
265 7.5%
#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%
New York share of Jarett's total US births 7.7%
Even split

274 of 3,557 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Jarett appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarett?
3,557 babies have been named Jarett since 1952. It currently ranks #7295 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 217 births.
When was Jarett most popular?
Jarett was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,119 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Jarett most popular?
The top states for the name Jarett are New York (274 births), California (265 births), Texas (229 births).
How long has the name Jarett been used?
Jarett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 73 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jarett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jared, Jarrod, Jarrett, Jarvis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.