Given name · also Latin, Old French
Jetta
“resembling the jet-black lustrous gemstone”
Jetta is used as a given name. One Danish interpretation is “resembling the jet-black lustrous gemstone.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Danish interpretation is “resembling the jet-black lustrous gemstone.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Old French and Latin naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jetta through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,254
- 0 boys · 2,254 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #7,650 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −19%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,650 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 50 in 2009. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,449 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jetta’s family of names
Jetta has a related form in Jett. Jetta has a related form in Jettie. In German usage, Jetta has a related form in Jette.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Jettvariant
- Jettievariant
- Jettevariant · German
- Jettyvariant
- Jetevariant
- Jetteavariant
- Jetteevariant
- Jetteyvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Jetta
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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