Given name & surname
Jarett
“one who is strong with the spear”
Jarett is a variant of Jarrett. One English interpretation is “one who is strong with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jarett 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
Jarett 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 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jarett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,566
- 3,566 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 217 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,250 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −38%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,250 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 38.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 217 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,023 as a first name in 2020; 189 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.
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