Unisex name · since 1880
Jettie
Jettie has 3,665 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,665
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jettie is the #10112 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,665 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jettie has been recorded 3,665 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #10112 nationally and more common than 42% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #3,156 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,112 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,665 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jettie ranks #3,156 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,112 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,665 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,156 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,112 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,665
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jettie's 3,665 recorded births place it above 95.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
How Jettie compares
3,665 Top 16% higher than 84% 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
Jettie's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jettie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,665 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 21 | 19,840 |
Jettie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jettie splits its recorded history at 1942: 24% of all births land in the more recent half, 76% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 103 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jettie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Jettie popularity over time - boys
197 total births recorded since 1895 (Jettie as boys' name)
Jettie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (738 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Jettie's strongest decade.
738 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Jettie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 169
1880s
169 births
- 1890s 271
1890s
271 births
- 1900s
1900s
341 births
- 1910s
1910s
634 births
- 1920s
1920s
738 births
- 1930s
1930s
550 births
- 1940s
1940s
390 births
- 1950s 234
1950s
234 births
- 1960s 110
1960s
110 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 47
1980s
47 births
- 1990s 24
1990s
24 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 738 births (20% of all-time use).
How Jettie 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 Jettie's total volume
Jettie by state
Where Jettie concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 303 | 8.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 256 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 244 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 173 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 98 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 84 | 2.3% |
| #7 | South Carolina | | 80 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 69 | 1.9% |
303 of 3,665 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Jettie appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jettie's data
- Jettie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (738 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Jetties (303 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama 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 Jettie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
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 Jettie 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.