Jarrett
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JAIR-it
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #2,390 for boys
Jarrett is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “spear + brave, or spear + rule”. In 2025 it ranked 2,390th for boys in the US (57 babies).
What does Jarrett mean?
Germanic: from an English surname derived from Gerard or Gerald
“spear + brave, or spear + rule”
From a surname that grew out of the medieval names Gerard and Gerald, both built on Germanic ger 'spear'.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jarrett a girl's or a boy's name?
Jarrett is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 57 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jarrett in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 5 boys.
Jarrett in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | #6,258 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 3 | #3,146 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Jarrett in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,390among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 57about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 46% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 57 boys in the US were named Jarrett, making it the 2,390th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,518th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 1,020 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Jarrett than any year since 1965.
Half of all the boys named Jarrett in the US since 1880 were born between 1984 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 82 boys in the US were given Jarrett or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,661, up from #2,390 for this spelling alone.
Jarrett in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #2,390 |
| 2024 | 67 | #2,169 |
| 2023 | 67 | #2,146 |
| 2022 | 82 | #1,906 |
| 2021 | 85 | #1,823 |
| 2020 | 110 | #1,518 |
| 2019 | 133 | #1,347 |
| 2018 | 108 | #1,553 |
| 2017 | 141 | #1,287 |
| 2016 | 130 | #1,366 |
| 2015 | 166 | #1,139 |
| 2014 | 193 | #1,040 |
| 2013 | 142 | #1,243 |
| 2012 | 200 | #993 |
| 2011 | 184 | #1,031 |
| 2010 | 176 | #1,092 |
| 2009 | 226 | #912 |
| 2008 | 233 | #894 |
| 2007 | 323 | #714 |
| 2006 | 345 | #663 |
| 2005 | 398 | #579 |
| 2004 | 464 | #517 |
| 2003 | 616 | #416 |
| 2002 | 699 | #375 |
| 2001 | 820 | #337 |
| 2000 | 1,005 | #299 |
| 1999 | 955 | #301 |
| 1998 | 1,020 | #282 |
| 1997 | 889 | #305 |
| 1996 | 636 | #372 |
| 1995 | 559 | #410 |
| 1994 | 562 | #407 |
| 1993 | 601 | #382 |
| 1992 | 495 | #445 |
| 1991 | 570 | #399 |
| 1990 | 609 | #380 |
| 1989 | 637 | #356 |
| 1988 | 539 | #374 |
| 1987 | 548 | #356 |
| 1986 | 530 | #357 |
| 1985 | 481 | #376 |
| 1984 | 413 | #403 |
| 1983 | 434 | #385 |
| 1982 | 450 | #382 |
| 1981 | 487 | #361 |
| 1980 | 395 | #409 |
| 1979 | 360 | #421 |
| 1978 | 330 | #439 |
| 1977 | 267 | #500 |
| 1976 | 258 | #496 |
| 1975 | 237 | #523 |
| 1974 | 250 | #503 |
| 1973 | 262 | #484 |
| 1972 | 184 | #588 |
| 1971 | 199 | #579 |
| 1970 | 179 | #609 |
| 1969 | 173 | #592 |
| 1968 | 125 | #669 |
| 1967 | 87 | #782 |
| 1966 | 69 | #875 |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,294 |
| 1964 | 32 | #1,383 |
| 1963 | 21 | #1,743 |
| 1962 | 30 | #1,422 |
| 1961 | 25 | #1,601 |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,811 |
| 1959 | 19 | #1,864 |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,504 |
| 1957 | 18 | #1,886 |
| 1956 | 24 | #1,607 |
| 1955 | 24 | #1,571 |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,524 |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,426 |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,296 |
| 1951 | 21 | #1,642 |
| 1950 | 24 | #1,498 |
| 1949 | 29 | #1,347 |
| 1948 | 22 | #1,558 |
| 1947 | 26 | #1,448 |
| 1946 | 21 | #1,556 |
| 1945 | 20 | #1,493 |
| 1944 | 21 | #1,482 |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,460 |
| 1942 | 18 | #1,682 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,633 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,081 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,578 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,084 |
| 1937 | 20 | #1,528 |
| 1936 | 14 | #1,872 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 10 | #2,393 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,541 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,313 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,327 |
| 1930 | 11 | #2,443 |
| 1929 | 12 | #2,316 |
| 1928 | 9 | #2,842 |
| 1927 | 14 | #2,193 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,723 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,088 |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,229 |
| 1923 | 12 | #2,445 |
| 1922 | 15 | #2,142 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,151 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,488 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,264 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1917 | 7 | #3,216 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,542 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,309 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,100 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,495 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 6 | #848 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 6 | #809 |
Nicknames for Jarrett
- Jay 83 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Jarrett
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jason Adam Joshua Jordan Jamie Jacob Matthew Nathan Elliot Michael Liam Daniel
Other spellings of Jarrett
Names related to Jarrett
More Germanic names
Amelia Henry Charlotte William Archie Charlie Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Jarrett: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jarrett, updated 20 October 2026.