How Many People Are Named Jetta?
An estimated 1,428 people in the United States have the first name Jetta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Jetta peaked in popularity in 2009 with 50 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Jetta 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 Jetta paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,428
About 1 in 240,024 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2009
50 births
Total Registered
2,240
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Jetta
Jetta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,240 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Jetta as a female name
Ranked #7,737 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (50 births)
Jetta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Jetta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 403 babies were registered. Jetta has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Jetta by Decade
How has Jetta 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.
Jetta by State
Birth registrations for Jetta span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, Oklahoma. On average, about 5 Jettas were registered per state.
Jetta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Jetta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Jetta
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
Jetta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jetta?
We estimate approximately 1,428 people named Jetta 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 240,024 Americans share this first name.
Is Jetta a common name?
Jetta is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,240 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Jetta most popular?
Jetta reached peak popularity in 2009, when 50 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Jetta is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Jetta a female name?
Jetta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Jetta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Jetta Smith, Jetta Johnson, Jetta 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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