boy's name
Jaret
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,119
Jaret is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1998, when 359 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1964.
Jaret over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 54 |
| 1970s | 336 |
| 1980s | 404 |
| 1990s | 976 |
| 2000s | 914 |
| 2010s | 211 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 96 |
How popular is Jaret?
In 2025, Jaret was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Jaret is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Jaret
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Jaret also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Jaret over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Jaret
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Jaret — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Jaret
How popular is the name Jaret?
In 2025, Jaret was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Jaret a girl's or a boy's name?
Jaret is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Jaret most popular?
Jaret peaked in 1998, when 359 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Jaret a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Jaret currently ranks #5,516 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.