Boys' name · since 1994
Jhett
1,689 babies named Jhett in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,723 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,689
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Jhett is the #1723 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,689 recorded since 1994.
Jhett has 1,689 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1723 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #3,666 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,723 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,689 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jhett ranks #3,666 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,723 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,689 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,723 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,689
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Jhett's 1,689 recorded births place it above 91.93% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Jhett compares
1,689 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Jhett's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jhett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,689 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 129 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jhett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jhett's full recorded timeline at 2010, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 129 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jhett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 129
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Jhett popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 2015 (Jhett as girls' name)
Jhett by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (785 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Jhett's strongest decade.
785 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jhett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 48
1990s
48 births
- 2000s 222
2000s
222 births
- 2010s
2010s
785 births
- 2020s
2020s
634 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 785 births (46% of all-time use).
How Jhett compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jhett's total volume
Jhett by state
Where Jhett concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 235 | 13.9% |
| #2 | Florida | | 48 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 42 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 35 | 2.1% |
| #5 | California | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Kansas | | 27 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 25 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 25 | 1.5% |
235 of 1,689 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Jhett appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Jhett's data
- Jhett's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (785 total births) through the 2020s (634) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Jhetts (235 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Jhett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1994–2025 (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 Jhett 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.