Jet
Below 5 births
2025 SSA
About Jet
Though this may be thought of as a short form of the legitimate name Jetta, that one's gone to the cars. This sounds more modern if a bit supersonic. In the Netherlands, it's in the Top 100, originating as a short form of -ette ending names such as Henriette and Mariette.
Jet for boys#1246 US
This super-charged variation of Jett is on the rise -- along with the unlikely newcomer Jetson.
Pronounced JET.
As of October 2026, Jet ranked #8688 for girls in US births in 2023 and #1246 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6129 for girls in 1954 and #1139 for boys in 2019.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,275 | 140 | 72.9 |
| 2015 | #1,234 | 148 | 77.2 |
| 2016 | #1,249 | 148 | 78 |
| 2017 | #1,354 | 132 | 71.3 |
| 2018 | #1,257 | 147 | 80.9 |
| 2019 | #1,139 | 171 | 95.3 |
| 2020 | #1,314 | 137 | 79.4 |
| 2021 | #1,227 | 157 | 89.7 |
| 2022 | #1,218 | 162 | 92.8 |
| 2023 | #1,316 | 145 | 84.8 |
| 2024 | #1,353 | 140 | 81.3 |
| 2025 | #1,246 | 160 | 93.7 |
World rankings
Jet for boys
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Famous Jets
- Mariëtte "Jet" BussemakerGirl
Dutch politician
- Ariette Josephine "Jet" van NoortwijkGirl
Dutch cricketer
- Jet JongelingGirl
Dutch cyclist
- Ariëtte "Jet" MauveGirl
Carbentus, a cousin of painter Vincent van Gogh
- Jet van NieuwkerkGirl
daughter of Dutch TV presenter Matthijs van Nieuwkerk
- Jet Li (Lianjie)Boy
Chinese actor and martial artist
- Jet BlackBoy
stage name of Brian John Duffy, English drummer of band The Stranglers
- Terence "Jet" HarrisBoy
English bassist of band The Shadows
- John T. "Jet" LoweBoy
American photographer
- Jet McCoyBoy
American cowboy, contestant on TV's The Amazing Race 16
- Jet O'RourkeBoy
Australian singer,songwriter
- Jet Newbery (b. 2002)Boy
son of divers Robert and Chantelle Newbery
- Jet Ocean Letts (b. 2017)Boy
son of model Gemma Ward and David Letts
- Jet Everest Torstensson (b. 2017)Boy
son of Natalie Massenet
- Jet TilaBoy
American chef
Jet in pop culture
- Bridget "Jet" OwensGirl
character in book/film Practical Magic
- JetGirl
character on TV series "Gladiators" and "American Gladiators"
- JetBoy
character in the TV show "Avatar: The Last Airbender"
- JetBoy
character in manga/anime "Fairy Tail"
- Jet the HawkBoy
character in the "Sonic Riders" video game series