Jeter
Jeter is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Jeter
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jeter is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
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The Story of Jeter
Jeter first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2015, when 70 Jeters were born — ranking #2,035 that year. As of 2026, Jeter ranks #3,075 for baby boys with 40 births, gradually falling (-9%). In total, more than 1K Jeters have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Jeter
Jeter is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Jeter's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #2,035. Use the chart and map above to compare Jeter'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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