Given name & surname
Jaret
“one who is strong with the spear”
Jaret is a variant of Jarrett. One English interpretation is “one who is strong with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jaret is a variant of Jarrett. One English interpretation is “one who is strong with the spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Jaret is a variant of Jarrett. An origin associated with Jarrett is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1964. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jaret through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,991
- 2,969 boys · 22 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 359 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #5,488 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +35%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,488 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 35.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 354 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,726 as a first name in 2020; 142 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jaret
- Jeret Petersonaerial skier1981–2011
- Jaret ReddickAmerican musicianborn 1972
- Jaret Anderson-DolanCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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