Jarrette
A diminutive form of the French name Gérard, meaning "brave spear".
Name Census estimates that about 135 living Americans carry the first name Jarrette. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Jarrette today is around 41 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jarrette births was 1969 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jarrette. 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.
People living today
135
~ 1 in 2,538,921 Americans
Peak year
1969
9 babies that year
Average age
41
years old
2007 SSA rank
#13,209
Tracked since 1969
Census
Jarrette in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 219 people with the first name Jarrette, which placed it at #36,320 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
#36,320
National first-name rank
People counted
219
219 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jarrette
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarrette is White at 44.3%. The next largest groups are Black (37.4%) and Hispanic (6.8%). 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 Jarrette 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 Jarrette at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.3% · 97
- Black or African American37.4% · 82
- Hispanic or Latino6.8% · 15
- Two or more races4.1% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.7% · 8
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.7% · 8
Popularity
Jarrette: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jarrette from the 1960s through to the 2000s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1980s, with 61 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1980s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jarrette 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 Jarrette during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jarrette
The name Jarrette is derived from the French name Jarrett, which itself is a variant of the English name Garrett. The name Garrett has its roots in the Germanic personal name Gerard, which is composed of the elements "ger" (spear) and "hard" (brave, hardy).
Jarrette emerged as a variant spelling of Garrett in the late Middle Ages, particularly in regions of France influenced by Norman culture. The earliest known usage of the name Jarrette can be traced back to the 13th century, primarily in Northern France and parts of what is now Belgium.
While the name does not have a direct association with any specific historical figures or texts from antiquity, its Germanic roots suggest it may have been used by some of the Frankish tribes that settled in the region during the Migration Period.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Jarrette was a French nobleman, Jarrette de Montfort, who lived in the late 12th century and was a vassal of the Count of Anjou. Another early bearer of the name was Jarrette de Villeneuve, a 13th-century knight from Normandy who fought in the Seventh Crusade.
In the 14th century, a Franciscan friar named Jarrette de Toulouse gained recognition for his writings on theology and philosophy. He was born in 1301 and died in 1374.
During the Renaissance period, a notable figure with the name Jarrette was Jarrette de Lisle, a French poet and playwright who lived from 1498 to 1567. His works were popular among the literary circles of Paris during his lifetime.
In the 17th century, Jarrette de Rouen was a French explorer and cartographer who accompanied several expeditions to the Americas and helped map the coastlines of what is now Canada and the northeastern United States.
While the name Jarrette has been less common in recent centuries, it has continued to be used sporadically throughout various parts of Europe, particularly in France and Belgium.
People
Jarrette + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jarrette 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
Jarrette: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jarrette?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 135 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jarrette 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 2,538,921 US residents.
Is Jarrette a common name?
We classify Jarrette as "Very Rare". It ranks above 68.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 142 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jarrette most popular?
The single biggest year for Jarrette was 1969, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jarrette is about 41 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jarrette in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 219 people with the name Jarrette, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #36,320 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 Jarrette 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 Jarrette?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jarrette leans strongly male. 201 people counted with this name were male (90.1%), compared with 22 female bearers (9.9%). 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 Jarrette?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jarrette is White at 44.3%. The next largest groups are Black (37.4%) and Hispanic (6.8%). 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 Jarrette most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jarrette in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.3% (97 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 Jarrette in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jarrette a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Jarrette 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 Jarrette still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jarrette 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 Jarrette 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 called Jarrette?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Jarrette, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.