Boys' name · since 1985
Jarette
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 35 babies named Jarette, peaking in 1987. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,703 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
35 boys have been named Jarette since 1985, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jarette has 35 recorded births among boys since 1985, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 1999.
- #24,703 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 35 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarette ranks #24,703 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 35 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #24,703 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 35
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jarette's 35 recorded births place it above 45.39% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jarette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jarette's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jarette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1999
- Peak year (1987)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Jarette by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (19 births, 54% of the file).
1980s was Jarette's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Jarette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
19 births
- 1990s
1990s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 19 births (54% of all-time use).
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- Jarette's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 1990s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Jarette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~14 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, 1985–1999 (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 Jarette 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.