US rank #1876 Boys' name Peak 2023 727 births

Jetson — #1876 US boys' name

727 babies named Jetson in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s52000s382010s2732020s411
#1876
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 87% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Jetson was born in this single decade.

2023
Single peak year

116 babies were named Jetson in 2023 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jetson

The Social Security Administration has registered 727 babies named Jetson between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jetson currently holds the #1876 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2023, when 116 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jetson performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 411 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jetson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 68 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Jetson in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jetson 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 727 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.

Jetson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

727

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2023

116 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,876

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jetson popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
116
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
-50050100150 20242021201820152012200820011915 5

Jetson by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
411 births that decade — 57% of Jetson's all-time total
1910s52000s382010s2732020s411

Jetson by state

Where Jetson concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Jetson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
68 9.4%
#2 Texas
53 7.3%
#3 Florida
18 2.5%
#4 Ohio
12 1.7%
#5 Georgia
10 1.4%
#6 Missouri
9 1.2%
#7 North Carolina
8 1.1%
#8 Kentucky
6 0.8%
California share of Jetson's total US births 9.4%
Even split

68 of 727 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Jetson appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jetson?
727 babies have been named Jetson since 1915. It currently ranks #1876 among boys. The peak year was 2023 with 116 births.
When was Jetson most popular?
Jetson was most popular in the 2020s decade with 411 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Jetson most popular?
The top states for the name Jetson are California (68 births), Texas (53 births), Florida (18 births).
How long has the name Jetson been used?
Jetson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jetson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jett, Jethro, Jet, Jettson, 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, 1915–2024 (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.