Recorded 1946–2023 Boys' name Peak 1990 3,431 births

Jarret — boys' name

3,431 babies named Jarret in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

3,431 boys have been named Jarret since 1946, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

3,431
total births
1946–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
31%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

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

1990
Single peak year

136 babies were named Jarret in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jarret

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,431 babies named Jarret between 1946 and 2023, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jarret currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 136 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jarret performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 1,076 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jarret shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 220 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jarret in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jarret 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 3,431 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.

Jarret at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

3,431

Since 1946

78 years of records

Peak year

1990

136 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1946

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jarret popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1946

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1990)
136
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
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Jarret by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
1,076 births that decade — 31% of Jarret's all-time total
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Jarret by state

Where Jarret concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jarret
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
220 6.4%
#2 California
219 6.4%
#3 New York
208 6.1%
#4 Pennsylvania
186 5.4%
#5 Florida
86 2.5%
#6 Ohio
83 2.4%
#7 New Jersey
60 1.7%
#8 Louisiana
56 1.6%
Texas share of Jarret's total US births 6.4%
Even split

220 of 3,431 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Jarret appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jarret?
3,431 babies have been named Jarret since 1946. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1990 with 136 births.
When was Jarret most popular?
Jarret was most popular in the 1990s decade with 1,076 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Jarret most popular?
The top states for the name Jarret are Texas (220 births), California (219 births), New York (208 births).
How long has the name Jarret been used?
Jarret has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 78 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jarret?
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, 1946–2023 (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.