How Many People Are Named Jaret?
An estimated 2,889 people in the United States have the first name Jaret. It is predominantly male (99.3%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Jaret peaked in popularity in 1998 with 359 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jaret as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Jaret paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,889
About 1 in 118,641 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.3% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1998
359 births
Total Registered
2,973
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jaret
Jaret is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,973 total births registered, 99.3% were male.
Jaret as a male name
Ranked #4,469 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 1998 (354 births)
Jaret as a female name
Ranked #15,939 in 2006
6 female births in 2006
Peak: 2002 (6 births)
Jaret: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jaret span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 976 babies were registered. Jaret has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jaret by Decade
How has Jaret tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Jaret by State
Birth registrations for Jaret span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, California, Texas. The lowest are in Virginia, Nevada, Kansas. On average, about 44 Jarets were registered per state.
Jaret + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jaret as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jaret
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jaret: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jaret?
We estimate approximately 2,889 people named Jaret are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 118,641 Americans share this first name.
Is Jaret a common name?
Jaret is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,973 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jaret most popular?
Jaret reached peak popularity in 1998, when 359 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jaret is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jaret a male name?
Jaret is predominantly male. 99.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jaret Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jaret Smith, Jaret Johnson, Jaret Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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