Recorded 1973–2016 Boys' name Peak 1983 322 births

Jerett — boys' name

322 babies named Jerett in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s311980s1121990s792000s872010s13
1980s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Jerett was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

16 babies were named Jerett in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jerett

The Social Security Administration has registered 322 babies named Jerett between 1973 and 2016, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jerett currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jerett performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jerett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jerett 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 322 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.

Jerett at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

322

Since 1973

44 years of records

Peak year

1983

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1973

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jerett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1973

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1983)
16
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
05101520 20162006200119961989198419791973 6

Jerett by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
112 births that decade — 35% of Jerett's all-time total
1970s311980s1121990s792000s872010s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jerett?
322 babies have been named Jerett since 1973. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1983 with 16 births.
When was Jerett most popular?
Jerett was most popular in the 1980s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Jerett been used?
Jerett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 44 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jerett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jerry, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jerome, 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, 1973–2016 (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.