Girls' name · since 1887
Jetta
Jetta has 2,254 recorded births since 1887 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,504 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,254
- born since 1887
- 2000s
- peak decade
2,254 babies have been named Jetta since 1887, making it today's #7504 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Jetta recorded 2,254 times among girls since 1887, holding rank #7504 nationally today, ahead of 57% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #4,352 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,504 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,254 born since 1887
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jetta ranks #4,352 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,504 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,254 born since 1887, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,352 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,504 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,254
- born since 1887
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jetta's 2,254 recorded births place it above 93.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Arkansas.
How Jetta compares
2,254 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Jetta's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jetta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,254 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jetta's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 50, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Jetta by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (403 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Jetta's strongest decade.
403 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Jetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 45
1890s
45 births
- 1900s 48
1900s
48 births
- 1910s 120
1910s
120 births
- 1920s
1920s
219 births
- 1930s
1930s
207 births
- 1940s 155
1940s
155 births
- 1950s
1950s
203 births
- 1960s 143
1960s
143 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s 141
1980s
141 births
- 1990s 126
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
403 births
- 2010s
2010s
270 births
- 2020s 103
2020s
103 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 403 births (18% of all-time use).
How Jetta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jetta's total volume
Jetta by state
Where Jetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #2 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #3 | Idaho | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.2% |
6 of 2,254 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Jetta's data
- Jetta's decade-level peak was the 2000s (403 total births); usage has since declined to 103 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Jettas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
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 Jetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Jetta 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.