Recorded 2008–2016 Boys' name Peak 2008 18 births

Jhet — boys' name

18 babies named Jhet in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s122010s6
2000s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Jhet was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

7 babies were named Jhet in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jhet

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Jhet between 2008 and 2016, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jhet currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jhet performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Jhet shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jhet 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 18 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.

Jhet at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

18

Since 2008

9 years of records

Peak year

2008

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

2008

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jhet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–2008

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2008)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 201620092008 7

Jhet by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 67% of Jhet's all-time total
2000s122010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jhet?
18 babies have been named Jhet since 2008. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2008 with 7 births.
When was Jhet most popular?
Jhet was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Jhet been used?
Jhet has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 9 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jhet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jhett, Jheremy, Jhettson, Jheryl, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2008–2016 (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.