Boys' name · peaked in 1998
Jarrett name popularity since 1925
22,824 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Jarrett. Half of them were born in 1994 or earlier, so the typical Jarrett is about 32 years old in 2026. Jarrett peaked in 1998 as the #282 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 22,824
- Named Jarrett, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #2,406 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% boys
- 78 girls · 22,746 boys
- Most popular in
- Georgia
- 1.81× its national share
Peak year is the year Jarrett made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Jarrett births per year, 1925–2025
1998 was the biggest year for Jarrett both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1968 and 1973, Jarrett became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 13,900 baby boys to 1 in 5,950.
- Steepest fall: Between 2003 and 2008, its share of baby boys fell by 63%, from 1 in 3,210 to 1 in 8,760.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Jarrett's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Jarrett.
Decade by decade
Babies named Jarrett in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 60 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 126 | #2,455 |
| 1940s | 0 | 210 | #1,511 |
| 1950s | 0 | 227 | #1,587 |
| 1960s | 0 | 617 | #1,305 |
| 1970s | 15 | 2,526 | #523 |
| 1980s | 41 | 4,914 | #377 |
| 1990s | 12 | 6,896 | #410 |
| 2000s | 10 | 5,129 | #579 |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,573 | #1,139 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 468 | #2,406 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
37.7% of babies named Jarrett from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Jarrett is most popular
The index compares Jarrett's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Jarrett.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1.81× | 972 |
| North Carolina | 1.70× | 933 |
| Florida | 1.66× | 1,162 |
| Oklahoma | 1.42× | 359 |
| Louisiana | 1.36× | 472 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Jarrett and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrett (this page) | 22,746 | 1998 |
| Jarett | 3,566 | 1998 |
| Jarret | 3,431 | 1999 |
| Jaret | 2,969 | 1998 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Jarrett's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Jarrett.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Jarrett (1998).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data