Jettie
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · Last seen for boys in 1979 at #6,056
Given to girls 94.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1888 · 29 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 3,665since 1880
Jettie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,107 | 9 | — | |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | — | |
| 2023 | #11,169 | 8 | — | |
| 2022 | #13,592 | 6 | — | |
| 2021 | #13,464 | 6 | — | |
| 2020 | #15,088 | 5 | — | |
| 2019 | #13,799 | 6 | — | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | — | |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | — | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,148 | 10 | — | |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | — | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | — | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | — | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | — | — | ||
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | — | |
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | #14,122 | 5 | — | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | — | ||
| 1995 | — | — | ||
| 1994 | #10,569 | 7 | — | |
| 1993 | — | — | ||
| 1992 | — | — | ||
| 1991 | #13,147 | 5 | — | |
| 1990 | #10,193 | 7 | — | |
| 1989 | #10,847 | 6 | — | |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | — | |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | — | |
| 1985 | — | — | ||
| 1984 | #6,291 | 10 | — | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | — | |
| 1982 | #9,237 | 6 | — | |
| 1981 | — | — | ||
| 1980 | #10,392 | 5 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #9,750 | 5 | — | |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | — | |
| 1976 | #6,611 | 8 | — | |
| 1975 | #7,984 | 6 | — | |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 | — | |
| 1973 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | — | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | — | |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | — | |
| 1969 | #5,974 | 7 | — | |
| 1968 | — | — | ||
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | — | |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,460 | 14 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,512 | 23 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #2,862 | 17 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,033 | 15 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,249 | 24 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,411 | 21 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #2,695 | 17 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,301 | 21 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,892 | 28 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,611 | 35 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,495 | 38 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #2,212 | 20 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,422 | 42 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,377 | 45 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,318 | 43 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #1,514 | 29 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,153 | 46 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,206 | 45 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,300 | 38 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,206 | 39 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #1,097 | 43 | #2,478 | 9 |
| 1939 | #1,009 | 49 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #1,018 | 49 | — | |
| 1937 | #950 | 53 | #2,905 | 7 |
| 1936 | #901 | 57 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #912 | 57 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #1,019 | 46 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #999 | 48 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #869 | 64 | #2,849 | 8 |
| 1931 | #857 | 65 | — | |
| 1930 | #926 | 62 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #951 | 57 | #3,959 | 5 |
| 1928 | #954 | 61 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #863 | 73 | — | |
| 1926 | #990 | 57 | — | |
| 1925 | #837 | 79 | — | |
| 1924 | #853 | 77 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #774 | 89 | — | |
| 1922 | #803 | 82 | #4,307 | 5 |
| 1921 | #813 | 81 | #2,986 | 9 |
| 1920 | #797 | 82 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #843 | 68 | #3,736 | 6 |
| 1918 | #711 | 103 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #797 | 75 | #2,956 | 8 |
| 1916 | #848 | 64 | #2,543 | 10 |
| 1915 | #752 | 77 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #692 | 69 | — | |
| 1913 | #721 | 52 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #833 | 36 | — | |
| 1911 | #594 | 51 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #679 | 39 | — | |
| 1909 | #669 | 35 | — | |
| 1908 | #768 | 25 | — | |
| 1907 | #601 | 38 | — | |
| 1906 | #578 | 37 | — | |
| 1905 | #570 | 37 | — | |
| 1904 | #537 | 38 | — | |
| 1903 | #539 | 36 | — | |
| 1902 | #612 | 29 | — | |
| 1901 | #603 | 27 | — | |
| 1900 | #543 | 39 | — | |
| 1899 | #537 | 31 | — | |
| 1898 | #581 | 31 | — | |
| 1897 | #537 | 30 | — | |
| 1896 | #576 | 28 | — | |
| 1895 | #480 | 37 | #872 | 7 |
| 1894 | #597 | 24 | — | |
| 1893 | #535 | 27 | — | |
| 1892 | #666 | 19 | — | |
| 1891 | #497 | 27 | — | |
| 1890 | #642 | 17 | — | |
| 1889 | #468 | 28 | — | |
| 1888 | #458 | 29 | — | |
| 1887 | #499 | 20 | — | |
| 1886 | #476 | 21 | — | |
| 1885 | #695 | 10 | — | |
| 1884 | #520 | 16 | — | |
| 1883 | #536 | 13 | — | |
| 1882 | #475 | 15 | — | |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | — | |
| 1880 | #580 | 9 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Jettie was already there! It came in at #580, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1968, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Jettie is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#380 · 1 in 3,650
- North Carolina#435 · 1 in 5,380
- Mississippi#457 · 1 in 4,523
- Alabama#493 · 1 in 5,907
Best ever in a state: #223 in Mississippi, 1928.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #380 | 6 | 1 in 3,650 |
| North Carolina | #435 | 7 | 1 in 5,380 |
| Mississippi | #457 | 5 | 1 in 4,523 |
| Alabama | #493 | 5 | 1 in 5,907 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jettie
- 3,370 spots since 2024 (#13,477 → #10,107)
- 4,981 spots since 2020 (#15,088 → #10,107)
- 41 spots since 2015 (#10,148 → #10,107)
- Biggest jump: 219 spots in 1886 (#695 → #476)
- Biggest drop: 239 spots in 1912 (#594 → #833)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1888 at #458 (29 births)
- Births halved by 1961, 73 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 57 yrs · run 1880–1933
- Highest: 1 in 6,159 girls born in 1888 were named Jettie (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 178,585 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.1% of all girls named Jettie (738) were born in this decade
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 169 | #458 (1888) | #533 |
| 1890s | 271 | #480 (1895) | #565 |
| 1900s | 341 | #537 (1904) | #602 |
| 1910s | 634 | #594 (1911) | #747 |
| 1920s | 738 | #774 (1923) | #864 |
| 1930s | 550 | #857 (1931) | #946 |
| 1940s | 390 | #1,097 (1940) | #1,381 |
| 1950s | 234 | #1,495 (1950) | #2,331 |
| 1960s | 110 | #2,512 (1960) | #4,047 |
| 1970s | 63 | #5,427 (1979) | #7,380 |
| 1980s | 47 | #6,291 (1984) | #9,177 |
| 1990s | 24 | #10,193 (1990) | #12,008 |
| 2000s | 6 | #13,521 (2001) | #13,521 |
| 2010s | 48 | #10,148 (2015) | #14,753 |
| 2020s | 40 | #10,107 (2025) | #12,816 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jettie in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 26,594 of them was named Jettie, which outranked 78.2% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,088Nova44
- #1,088Vernie44
- #1,088Vina44
- #1,097Jettie43
- #1,097Adella43
- #1,097Annamae43
- #1,097Cathrine43
- #1,114Alison42
- #1,114Annamarie42
- #1,114Arnetta42
Tied with 16 names at #1,097; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 128,797 of them was named Jettie, which outranked 37.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,322Watt10
- #2,322Woodson10
- #2,322Yvonne10
- #2,478Jettie9
- #2,478Abie9
- #2,478Admiral9
- #2,478Alen9
- #2,671Alger8
- #2,671Ali8
- #2,671Alven8
Tied with 192 names at #2,478; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.