Jarrett
The given name Jarrett is a variant of the name Gerard, and has an English origin meaning Spear Brave.
Meaning & Origin of Jarrett
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The given name Jarrett is a variant of the name Gerard, and has an English origin meaning Spear Brave.
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The Story of Jarrett
Jarrett first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1998, when 1,020 Jarretts were born — ranking #282 that year. As of 2026, Jarrett ranks #2,485 for baby boys with 55 births, falling sharply (-43%). In total, more than 23K Jarretts have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jarrett
Jarrett is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 23K births in the dataset. Jarrett's peak popularity came in 1998 when it ranked #282. Use the chart and map above to compare Jarrett's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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