Jhett
A masculine name of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of Jett.
Name Census estimates that about 1,601 living Americans carry the first name Jhett. It is a predominantly male name (98.6% of registrations). The average person named Jhett today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Jhett births was 2018 (129 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Jhett. 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.
Key insights
- • Jhett is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 10 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
1.6K
~ 1 in 214,088 Americans
Peak year
2018
129 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,655
Tracked since 1994
Census
Jhett in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,025 people with the first name Jhett, which placed it at #12,212 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
#12,212
National first-name rank
People counted
1.0K
1,025 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Jhett
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jhett is White at 74.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.8%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). 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 Jhett 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 Jhett at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.4% · 763
- Hispanic or Latino8.8% · 90
- Two or more races7.1% · 73
- Black or African American5.0% · 51
- American Indian and Alaska Native3.4% · 35
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 13
Gender
Gender distribution for Jhett
Jhett leans heavily male at 98.6% of total registrations, but 22 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Jhett as a male name
- Ranked #1,655 in 2024
- 102 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2018 (129 births)
Jhett as a female name
- Ranked #14,351 in 2022
- 6 female births in 2022
- Peak: 2020 (6 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jhett leans strongly male. 985 people counted with this name were male (96.1%), compared with 40 female bearers (3.9%).
Popularity
Jhett: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Jhett from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 790 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Jhett remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jhett 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 Jhett during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Jhetts live
The SSA's state-level files cover 21 states and territories. Texas, Florida, Louisiana recorded the most babies named Jhett, while Tennessee, North Carolina, Montana recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 26 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Jhett
The given name Jhett has its origins in the ancient Semitic language of Phoenician, dating back to around the 11th century BCE. It is derived from the Phoenician word "yat," which means "to be prosperous" or "to be fortunate." The name likely emerged from the coastal regions of modern-day Lebanon and Syria, where Phoenician trade and culture flourished.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jhett can be found in the Phoenician inscriptions from the city of Byblos, which was a prominent center of maritime trade and religious worship. These inscriptions, dating back to the 8th century BCE, mention a high-ranking official named Jhett-baal, suggesting that the name was associated with the upper echelons of Phoenician society.
During the Hellenistic period, the name Jhett underwent a slight transformation as it was adopted by the Greeks. It was rendered as "Ιεττιος" (Iettios) and can be found in various Greek historical records and literary works from the 3rd century BCE onwards.
In the 2nd century CE, a notable figure named Jhett appears in the writings of the Roman historian Cassius Dio. He was a Phoenician philosopher and teacher who gained fame for his teachings on ethics and virtue. Unfortunately, little is known about his specific dates of birth and death.
Another prominent individual bearing the name Jhett was a 7th-century Byzantine scholar and theologian. He was renowned for his contributions to the study of ancient Phoenician and Punic languages, as well as his translations of various religious texts.
During the medieval period, the name Jhett resurfaced in the Arab world, where it was transcribed as "جهت" (Jahat). One of the most famous bearers of this name was Jhett al-Andalusi, a 10th-century Andalusian poet and philosopher born in Cordoba, Spain (910-976 CE).
In the 15th century, a Venetian merchant and explorer named Jhett Contarini embarked on a journey to the East, documenting his travels and encounters with various cultures. His travelogue, published in 1487, provided valuable insights into the regions he visited and contributed to the expansion of geographical knowledge during the Renaissance period.
Throughout history, the name Jhett has maintained a presence, albeit a relatively uncommon one, across various cultures and regions. Its Phoenician origins and association with prosperity and good fortune have endured, making it a unique and intriguing name with deep historical roots.
People
Jhett + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Jhett 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
Jhett: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Jhett?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,601 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Jhett 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 214,088 US residents.
Is Jhett a common name?
We classify Jhett as "Rare". It ranks above 92.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,614 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Jhett most popular?
The single biggest year for Jhett was 2018, when 129 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Jhett is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Jhett in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,025 people with the name Jhett, or 0.34 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #12,212 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 Jhett 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 Jhett?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Jhett leans strongly male. 985 people counted with this name were male (96.1%), compared with 40 female bearers (3.9%). 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 Jhett?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Jhett is White at 74.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (8.8%) and Two or More Races (7.1%). 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 Jhett most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Jhett in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.4% (763 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 Jhett in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Jhett a male name?
Yes, 98.6% of people registered as Jhett 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 Jhett still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Jhett 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 Jhett 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 have Jhett as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Jhett on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.