Jarret
A French and English masculine name meaning "little spearman".
Name Census estimates that about 3,302 living Americans carry the first name Jarret. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jarret today is around 35 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jarret births was 1990 (136 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jarret. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Jarret with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
3.3K
~ 1 in 103,802 Americans
Peak year
1990
136 babies that year
Average age
35
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,157
Tracked since 1946
Census
Jarret in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,100 people with the first name Jarret, which placed it at #5,510 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,510
National first-name rank
People counted
3.1K
3,100 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.0
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
75.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jarret
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarret is White at 75.2%. The next largest groups are Black (11.1%) and Hispanic (6.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Jarret described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Jarret at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White75.2% · 2,330
- Black or African American11.1% · 344
- Hispanic or Latino6.5% · 201
- Two or more races4.3% · 134
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 68
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 23
Popularity
Jarret: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jarret from the 1940s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 1,076 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jarret by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Jarret during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jarrets live
The SSA's state-level files cover 22 states and territories. Texas, California, New York recorded the most babies named Jarret, while Wisconsin, Washington, Maryland recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 60 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jarret
The given name Jarret has its origins in the Old French language. It is derived from the Old French word "jarre", which means a type of earthenware jar or vessel. The name likely emerged in the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century, and was initially a descriptive surname given to potters or those involved in the crafting or selling of earthenware jars.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jarret can be found in the historical records of the County of Anjou in western France, where a potter named Jarret de Angers is mentioned in documents dating back to the late 12th century. This suggests that the name was already in use as a personal name by that time.
The name Jarret does not appear to have any significant references in ancient texts or religious scriptures. However, it is worth noting that the French language itself has roots in the Vulgar Latin spoken in parts of the Roman Empire, which may have contributed to the evolution of the name from its original Old French form.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Jarret. One of the earliest recorded was Jarret de Vervins, a French knight who participated in the Third Crusade (1189-1192) and is mentioned in the chronicles of the time. Another early figure was Jarret de Châtillon, a 13th-century French nobleman who served as a military commander during the Albigensian Crusade (1209-1229).
In more recent times, Jarret Stoll (born 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who won two Stanley Cup championships with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and 2014. Jarret Tyszka (born 1999) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the Seattle Kraken in the National Hockey League.
Jarret Culver (born 1999) is an American professional basketball player who was selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Jarret Doege (born 1997) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the West Virginia University Mountaineers.
While the name Jarret may have originated as a descriptive surname, it has evolved over time to become a distinct given name in its own right, particularly in the English-speaking world. Its French roots and historical associations with craftsmanship and nobility have contributed to its enduring use and significance.
People
Jarret + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jarret as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with J
Other first names starting with J with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Jarret: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jarret?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,302 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jarret going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 103,802 US residents.
Is Jarret a common name?
We classify Jarret as "Rare". It ranks above 95.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,431 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jarret most popular?
The single biggest year for Jarret was 1990, when 136 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jarret is about 35 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jarret in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,100 people with the name Jarret, or 1.03 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,510 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Jarret in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Jarret?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jarret appears almost entirely male. Of the 3,098 people counted with this name, 99.4% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Jarret?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarret is White at 75.2%. The next largest groups are Black (11.1%) and Hispanic (6.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Jarret most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jarret in the 2020 Census, accounting for 75.2% (2,330 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Jarret in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jarret a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jarret in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Jarret still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jarret in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Jarret can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Jarret?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.