Fun Facts About the Name Jetty
- 285 babies named Jetty: U.S. records list 285 babies given the name Jetty from 1880 through 2025. Even 24 boys received the name Jetty - about 1 boy for every 11 girls.
What Does the Name Jetty Mean?
Jetty is a Dutch feminine name meaning "home ruler," used as a pet form of Jet, most often a short form of Henriëtte. Through Henriëtte it derives from the Germanic name behind Henri, formed from heim ("home") and rīc ("ruler, power"). The Dutch diminutive ending -je appears in the related form Jetje; Jetty is a spelling variant of that pet form.
Jetty Name History & Origins
Jetty belongs to the Dutch practice of making pet forms from longer given names. Jet is a Dutch short form of Henriëtte, the French feminine form of Henri. The Dutch diminutive suffix -je produced Jetje, and Jetty is a variant spelling of that pet form. The Dutch singer Jetty Paerl, born Henriette, is an example of the name's use. The unrelated English common noun jetty, meaning a pier or landing place, comes from Old French jetée and does not share the name's origin.
How Popular is the Name Jetty?
Jetty has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1940. Its best rank was #2,357 in 1940.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #15,951 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #11,629 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #6,933 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #6,665 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1955 | #5,485 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1954 | #6,130 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #6,055 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #5,170 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #4,575 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #4,115 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1949 | #4,045 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #3,857 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #2,845 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1943 | #4,422 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,085 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1941 | #2,938 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #2,357 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1939 | #3,017 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #2,503 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1937 | #3,287 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1936 | #4,518 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,827 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1934 | #3,622 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #2,770 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1931 | #2,661 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #4,288 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,250 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #3,962 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #3,421 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1925 | #4,683 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #5,454 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #3,517 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1920 | #5,343 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1917 | #4,336 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #13,107 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #11,223 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #9,257 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1929 | #4,275 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Jetty Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are honest, benevolent, brilliant and often inventive, full of high inspirations. You are courageous, honest, determined, original and creative. You are a leader, especially for a cause. Sometimes you do not care to finish what you start, and may leave details to others. You can do well in position of authority, and prospers in intellectual and professional fields. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
Position and social status is very important for you and you are always looking for way to improve your position in society. You have power and ability to chose your own destiny and achieve anything you want in life. You can expand in any direction according to your will and the set of values. You have passion for justice and belong to the position of authority. You have an inherent courage and endurance to accomplish "The Impossible Dream". With the power comes responsibility. You hold keys to the material world, but with this gift comes high spiritual responsibility to be fair and true to others. You are philosophical and mature, determined and intense with a desire to endure, often religious.
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