Is Jet a boy or girl name?
Jet is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 140 boys were named Jet, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.7% of the 3,323 US babies named Jet were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,353
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Jet since 1954
- 3,323
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 177 babies
Boys and girls named Jet, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 10 | 66.7% |
| 1960s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 101 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 859 | 26 | 2.9% |
| 2010s | 1,451 | 48 | 3.2% |
| 2020s | 741 | 38 | 4.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 140 | #1,353 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 145 | #1,316 | 12 | #8,688 |
| 2022 | 162 | #1,218 | 5 | #16,360 |
| 2021 | 157 | #1,227 | 9 | #10,639 |
| 2020 | 137 | #1,314 | 12 | #8,634 |
| 2019 | 171 | #1,139 | 6 | #14,567 |
| 2018 | 147 | #1,257 | 9 | #10,938 |
| 2017 | 132 | #1,354 | 7 | #13,317 |
| 2016 | 148 | #1,249 | 7 | #13,533 |
| 2015 | 148 | #1,234 | 7 | #13,640 |
| 2014 | 140 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 141 | #1,251 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 150 | #1,198 | 5 | #18,058 |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,232 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 132 | #1,301 | 7 | #14,149 |
| 2009 | 120 | #1,410 | 10 | #11,025 |
| 2008 | 122 | #1,395 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 98 | #1,601 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 99 | #1,522 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 118 | #1,298 | 6 | #15,345 |
| 2004 | 72 | #1,755 | 5 | #17,289 |
| 2003 | 56 | #2,044 | 5 | #16,892 |
| 2002 | 55 | #2,010 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 63 | #1,788 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 56 | #1,884 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 27 | #3,061 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,823 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,959 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 13 | #4,731 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,494 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,013 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,493 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,484 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,815 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,686 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,304 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,096 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,830 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,318 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,272 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,481 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,129 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jet reached #1,139 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #6,129 in 1954. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jet
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.