Recorded 1917–2023 Unisex name Peak 1940 256 births

Jetty — unisex name

256 babies named Jetty in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s501930s781940s671950s421960s52020s8
1930s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Jetty was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

13 babies were named Jetty in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jetty

The Social Security Administration has registered 256 babies named Jetty between 1917 and 2023, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jetty currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 13 babies received it in a single year. Jetty is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 24 additional births since 1929.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jetty performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Jetty shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jetty 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 256 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.

Jetty at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

256

Since 1917

107 years of records

Peak year

1940

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1917

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2023

Jetty popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1917

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1940)
13
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
468101214 20231953194719401935192919221917 6

Jetty popularity over time — boys

24 total births recorded since 1929 (Jetty as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 24 births
456789 2024202020191929 5

Jetty by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
78 births that decade — 30% of Jetty's all-time total
1910s61920s501930s781940s671950s421960s52020s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jetty?
256 babies have been named Jetty since 1917. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1940 with 13 births.
When was Jetty most popular?
Jetty was most popular in the 1930s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Is Jetty a unisex name?
Yes, Jetty is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 256 births, and as a boy's name it has 24 births.
How long has the name Jetty been used?
Jetty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 107 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Jetty?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jettie, Jetta, Jett, Jette, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1917–2023 (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.