How Many People Are Named Jet?
An estimated 3,286 people in the United States have the first name Jet. It is predominantly male (96.3%). The average bearer is 13 years old, and Jet peaked in popularity in 2019 with 177 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jet 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 Jet paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Jet is overwhelmingly male, 122 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Jet is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 13, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,286
About 1 in 104,307 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
96.3% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2019
177 births
Total Registered
3,323
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jet
Jet is predominantly male (96.3%), though 122 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Jet as a male name
Ranked #1,353 in 2024
140 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (171 births)
Jet as a female name
Ranked #8,688 in 2023
12 female births in 2023
Peak: 2020 (12 births)
Jet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jet span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,499 babies were registered. While Jet is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Jet by Decade
How has Jet 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.
Jet by State
Birth registrations for Jet span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Nebraska, Louisiana. On average, about 62 Jets were registered per state.
Jet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jet
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jet?
We estimate approximately 3,286 people named Jet 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 104,307 Americans share this first name.
Is Jet a common name?
Jet is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,323 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jet most popular?
Jet reached peak popularity in 2019, when 177 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jet is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jet a male name?
Jet is predominantly male. 96.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jet Smith, Jet Johnson, Jet 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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