Jarret
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAIR-it
- Origin
- Germanic
Jarret is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “spear + brave, or spear + rule”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jarret mean?
Germanic: spelling of Jarrett, a variant of Garrett
“spear + brave, or spear + rule”
Is Jarret a girl's or a boy's name?
Jarret is a boys' name.
How popular is Jarret in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1990, with 136 boys. It first appears in the records in 1946.
Half of all the boys named Jarret in the US since 1880 were born between 1982 and 1999, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jarret in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | #9,757 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 14 | #5,976 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 12 | #6,699 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 28 | #3,711 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3,992 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,180 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,033 |
| 2008 | 32 | #3,419 |
| 2007 | 37 | #3,088 |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,541 |
| 2005 | 50 | #2,321 |
| 2004 | 43 | #2,527 |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,958 |
| 2002 | 81 | #1,526 |
| 2001 | 81 | #1,498 |
| 2000 | 122 | #1,135 |
| 1999 | 129 | #1,056 |
| 1998 | 127 | #1,054 |
| 1997 | 106 | #1,151 |
| 1996 | 82 | #1,319 |
| 1995 | 93 | #1,198 |
| 1994 | 106 | #1,085 |
| 1993 | 108 | #1,067 |
| 1992 | 99 | #1,101 |
| 1991 | 90 | #1,156 |
| 1990 | 136 | #877 |
| 1989 | 103 | #1,006 |
| 1988 | 90 | #1,039 |
| 1987 | 94 | #973 |
| 1986 | 93 | #946 |
| 1985 | 87 | #974 |
| 1984 | 76 | #1,021 |
| 1983 | 94 | #908 |
| 1982 | 100 | #894 |
| 1981 | 94 | #929 |
| 1980 | 100 | #894 |
| 1979 | 89 | #930 |
| 1978 | 91 | #901 |
| 1977 | 55 | #1,187 |
| 1976 | 48 | #1,267 |
| 1975 | 58 | #1,099 |
| 1974 | 45 | #1,244 |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,268 |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,364 |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,289 |
| 1970 | 38 | #1,350 |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,809 |
| 1968 | 21 | #1,730 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,973 |
| 1966 | 19 | #1,756 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,038 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
Names like Jarret
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Garrett, Justin, Jason, Jacob, Jared, Jordan, Joshua, Derek, Jeremy, Adam, Tyler, Skyler
Names related to Jarret
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jarret: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jarret, updated 20 October 2026.