Jet
Boy · JET · English
Jet is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “jet, a black gemstone”. In 2025 it ranked 2,742nd for boys in the UK (8 babies) and 1,244th for boys in the US (160 babies).
What does Jet mean?
English: spelling of Jett; from jet, the black gemstone
“jet, a black gemstone”
Whitby in North Yorkshire is famous for its jet, popular in Victorian mourning jewellery.
- Say it
- JET
Meaning borrowed from Jett. More on Wiktionary.
Is Jet a girl's or a boy's name?
Jet is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 boys in the UK and 160 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Jet in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,742among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 37,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8 boys in the UK were named Jet, making it the 2,742nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 14 boys.
Half of all the boys named Jet in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 98 boys in the UK were given Jet or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #451, up from #2,742 for this spelling alone.
- Jett 90
- Jet 8
In 2018, 31% of the babies named Jet in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,658th in England and Wales.
Jet in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #2,742 |
| 2024 | 10 | #2,328 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 9 | #2,388 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 13 | #1,850 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,011 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 7 | #2,616 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #3,021 |
How popular is Jet in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,244among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 160about 1 in 11,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 160 boys in the US were named Jet, making it the 1,244th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,313th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 171 boys. It first appears in the records in 1959.
Half of all the boys named Jet in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,422 boys in the US were given Jet or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #171, up from #1,244 for this spelling alone.
Jet in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 160 | #1,244 |
| 2024 | 142 | #1,344 |
| 2023 | 145 | #1,315 |
| 2022 | 162 | #1,217 |
| 2021 | 157 | #1,225 |
| 2020 | 137 | #1,313 |
| 2019 | 171 | #1,136 |
| 2018 | 147 | #1,255 |
| 2017 | 132 | #1,348 |
| 2016 | 148 | #1,248 |
| 2015 | 148 | #1,231 |
| 2014 | 140 | #1,272 |
| 2013 | 141 | #1,250 |
| 2012 | 150 | #1,195 |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,229 |
| 2010 | 132 | #1,299 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1,409 |
| 2008 | 122 | #1,389 |
| 2007 | 98 | #1,593 |
| 2006 | 99 | #1,519 |
| 2005 | 118 | #1,295 |
| 2004 | 72 | #1,745 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,027 |
| 2002 | 55 | #1,994 |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,773 |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,871 |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,027 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,872 |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,606 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,221 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,083 |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,650 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 5 | #3,986 |
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