Jett
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JET
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #476 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #169 for boys
Jett is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “jet, a black gemstone”. In 2025 it ranked 476th for boys in the UK (90 babies) and 169th for boys in the US (2,167 babies).
What does Jett mean?
English: from jet, the black gemstone
“jet, a black gemstone”
Whitby in North Yorkshire is famous for its jet, popular in Victorian mourning jewellery.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Jett a girl's or a boy's name?
Jett is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls and 90 boys in the UK and 36 girls and 2,167 boys in the US.
How popular is Jett in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #476among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 90about 1 in 3,300 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 23% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 90 boys in the UK were named Jett, making it the 476th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 651st. Its busiest year was 2021, with 107 boys. 3 girls were also named Jett in 2025 (5,990th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jett in the UK since 1996 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 98 boys in the UK were given Jett or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #451, up from #476 for this spelling alone.
- Jett 90
- Jet 8
Among boys in 2025, it was 452nd in England and Wales and 560th in Scotland.
Jett in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | #476 |
| 2024 | 87 | #508 |
| 2023 | 77 | #562 |
| 2022 | 96 | #464 |
| 2021 | 107 | #439 |
| 2020 | 60 | #651 |
| 2019 | 64 | #630 |
| 2018 | 83 | #523 |
| 2017 | 76 | #565 |
| 2016 | 76 | #564 |
| 2015 | 56 | #678 |
| 2014 | 43 | #807 |
| 2013 | 29 | #1,040 |
| 2012 | 17 | #1,542 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 20 | #1,342 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,150 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 16 | #1,369 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 6 | #2,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
How popular is Jett in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #169among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,167about 1 in 790 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 74% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,167 boys in the US were named Jett, making it the 169th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 278th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 2,227 boys. It first appears in the records in 1892. 36 girls were also named Jett in 2025 (3,974th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Jett in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,422 boys in the US were given Jett or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #171.
Jett in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,167 | #169 |
| 2024 | 2,227 | #161 |
| 2023 | 1,787 | #206 |
| 2022 | 1,776 | #211 |
| 2021 | 1,451 | #246 |
| 2020 | 1,213 | #278 |
| 2019 | 1,203 | #286 |
| 2018 | 1,134 | #304 |
| 2017 | 1,172 | #301 |
| 2016 | 1,117 | #314 |
| 2015 | 1,049 | #329 |
| 2014 | 1,023 | #332 |
| 2013 | 1,017 | #325 |
| 2012 | 891 | #345 |
| 2011 | 927 | #331 |
| 2010 | 872 | #352 |
| 2009 | 783 | #387 |
| 2008 | 499 | #534 |
| 2007 | 479 | #536 |
| 2006 | 471 | #536 |
| 2005 | 486 | #506 |
| 2004 | 354 | #603 |
| 2003 | 334 | #620 |
| 2002 | 335 | #603 |
| 2001 | 290 | #643 |
| 2000 | 282 | #643 |
| 1999 | 193 | #794 |
| 1998 | 123 | #1,065 |
| 1997 | 101 | #1,179 |
| 1996 | 86 | #1,276 |
| 1995 | 57 | #1,598 |
| 1994 | 42 | #1,972 |
| 1993 | 51 | #1,694 |
| 1992 | 24 | #2,828 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 21 | #2,946 |
| 1989 | 28 | #2,353 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,464 |
| 1986 | 19 | #2,681 |
| 1985 | 24 | #2,225 |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,705 |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,070 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 5 | #6,260 |
| 1980 | 7 | #4,938 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 11 | #3,399 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,416 |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,438 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,557 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,116 |
| 1961 | 9 | #2,898 |
| 1960 | 13 | #2,313 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,032 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,025 |
| 1957 | 24 | #1,633 |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,167 |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,688 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,479 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,174 |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,149 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,176 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 6 | #2,914 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 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 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,065 |
Names like Jett
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Jett
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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, “Jett: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jett, updated 20 October 2026.