Boys' name · since 1880
Jarrett
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 22,892 babies named Jarrett, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #778 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,391 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,892
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
22,892 babies have been named Jarrett since 1880, making it today's #2391 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jarrett recorded 22,892 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #2391 nationally today, ahead of 83% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #778 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,391 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 22,892 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jarrett ranks #778 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,391 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 22,892 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #778 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,391 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,892
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Jarrett's 22,892 recorded births place it above 98.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jarrett compares
22,892 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Jarrett's all-time total is 62x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jarrett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,892 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,020 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jarrett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jarrett's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 95% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 5%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1880, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 1,020, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jarrett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 1,020
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jarrett popularity over time - girls
78 total births recorded since 1976 (Jarrett as girls' name)
Jarrett by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,896 births, 30% of the file).
1990s was Jarrett's strongest decade.
6,896 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jarrett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1910s 65
1910s
65 births
- 1920s 123
1920s
123 births
- 1930s 126
1930s
126 births
- 1940s 210
1940s
210 births
- 1950s 227
1950s
227 births
- 1960s 617
1960s
617 births
- 1970s 2,526
1970s
2,526 births
- 1980s
1980s
4,914 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,896 births
- 2000s
2000s
5,129 births
- 2010s 1,573
2010s
1,573 births
- 2020s 468
2020s
468 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,896 births (30% of all-time use).
How Jarrett 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 Jarrett's total volume
Jarrett by state
Where Jarrett concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,928 | 8.4% |
| #2 | California | | 1,511 | 6.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,212 | 5.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,176 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,162 | 5.1% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 972 | 4.2% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 933 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 921 | 4.0% |
1,928 of 22,892 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Jarrett appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jarrett's data
- Jarrett's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,896 total births); usage has since declined to 468 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Jarretts (1,928 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jarrett: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Jarrett 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.