US rank #7277 Girls' name Peak 2012 148 births

Jette — #7277 US girls' name

148 babies named Jette in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s81970s82000s292010s582020s45
#7277
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Jette was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

15 babies were named Jette in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jette

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Jette between 1933 and 2024, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jette currently holds the #7277 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jette performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jette shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jette in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jette 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 148 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.

Jette at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

148

Since 1933

92 years of records

Peak year

2012

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,277

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1933

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2024

Jette popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1933

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
15
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
05101520 2024202120182013201020051933 8

Jette popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2010 (Jette as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2010 6

Jette by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
58 births that decade — 39% of Jette's all-time total
1930s81970s82000s292010s582020s45

Jette by state

Where Jette concentrates geographically — total births since 1933

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 3.4%
Texas share of Jette's total US births 3.4%

5 of 148 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jette?
148 babies have been named Jette since 1933. It currently ranks #7277 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 15 births.
When was Jette most popular?
Jette was most popular in the 2010s decade with 58 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Jette most popular?
The top states for the name Jette are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Jette been used?
Jette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 92 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Jette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jettie, Jetta, Jett, Jetty, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1933–2024 (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.