Given name & surname
Jett
“resembling the jet-black lustrous gemstone”
Jett is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “resembling the jet-black lustrous gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the jet-black lustrous gemstone.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1892. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 27,138
- 26,465 boys · 673 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,265 babies
- 2025
- 2,203
- #169 for boys · #4,027 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +60%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,167 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 169 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 61.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 36 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (221). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 15,488 as a first name in 2020; 11,630 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.
Jett’s family of names
Jett has a related form in Jet. Jett has a related form in Jetta. Jett has a related form in Jettie.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 14
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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People named Jett
- Jett HowardAmerican basketball player (born 2003)
- Jett WilliamsAmerican singerborn 1953
- Jett KlyneCanadian actor (born 2009)
- Jett BandyAmerican baseball playerborn 1990
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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