Names / Boy names
Jet
Current rank
#1,246
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,139
in 2019
First recorded
1954
in U.S. data
Children named
3,400
since 1954
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,139 in 2019 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Jet black. The name was first recorded in U.S. records in 1954. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Its strongest year was 2019, at #1,139 nationally. More than 3,400 children have been given the name overall.