Garret

Last seen for girls in 1982 at #10,517 · #7,194 for boys in 2025, 11 births
Given to boys >99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
2000 · 590 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
13,247
since 1881

Garret over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Garret has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #420, 2000boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,19411
2024#6,46913
2023#4,88620
2022#3,77429
2021#3,74029
2020#3,81127
2019#3,79428
2018#2,70845
2017#2,71545
2016#2,78343
2015#2,21261
2014#2,17562
2013#2,04466
2012#1,478109
2011#1,364123
2010#1,309131
2009#1,169155
2008#1,115164
2007#940211
2006#762277
2005#689300
2004#672301
2003#609343
2002#572383
2001#491468
2000#420590
1999#437527
1998#477458
1997#463477
1996#479455
1995#491438
1994#493416
1993#451484
1992#442498
1991#533359
1990#505380
1989#533326
1988#578254
1987#569252
1986#541272
1985#544261
1984#617191
1983#611196
1982#10,5175#695156
1981#730140
1980#729144
1979#775125
1978#95083
1977#1,07964
1976#1,05063
1975#1,05362
1974#92377
1973#99266
1972#86886
1971#1,01464
1970#806101
1969#82288
1968#78489
1967#75795
1966#75097
1965#75995
1964#760101
1963#756104
1962#79791
1961#95864
1960#98160
1959#1,36033
1958#1,32134
1957#1,45729
1956#1,29835
1955#1,18140
1954#1,20039
1953#1,37830
1952#1,29733
1951#1,33231
1950#1,34029
1949#1,29731
1948#1,61121
1947#1,39428
1946#1,38226
1945#1,77215
1944#1,57419
1943#1,28029
1942#2,5239
1941#2,4919
1940#1,62718
1939#2,28810
1938#3,5345
1937#1,91314
1936#2,4529
1935#2,39610
1934#2,39310
1933#2,5429
1932#1,84816
1931#2,32811
1930#2,17813
1929#2,19913
1928#1,96016
1927#1,95917
1926#2,72510
1925#3,7416
1924#4,3475
1923#2,12315
1922#2,48612
1921#2,9869
1920
1919#2,06315
1918#3,0968
1917#3,2177
1916#1,84916
1915#1,87815
1914#2,2719
1913#1,80310
1912#2,5445
1911
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1900#1,3105
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1895#1,0795
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1883#8925
1882
1881#7816
1880
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five boys were named Garret! It came in at #781, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1912, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Garret is popular in 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #265 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,640 boysMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedILWisconsin: #369 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,778 boysWIMichigan: #526 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 9,271 boysMINew York: #1,125 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 23,192 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedRIOregon: #351 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,820 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedIAIndiana: #473 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,925 boysINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #594 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 8,193 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedUTColorado: #437 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,025 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedDEArizona: #405 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,935 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #552 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,696 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #635 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,557 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedHITexas: #888 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 16,019 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#265 · 1 in 3,640
  2. Oregon#351 · 1 in 3,820
  3. Wisconsin#369 · 1 in 5,778
  4. Arizona#405 · 1 in 3,935
  5. Colorado#437 · 1 in 5,025

Best ever in a state: #116 in South Dakota, 1992.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#26591 in 3,640
Oregon#35151 in 3,820
Wisconsin#36961 in 5,778
Arizona#40561 in 3,935
Colorado#43751 in 5,025
Indiana#47351 in 7,925
Michigan#52671 in 9,271
North Carolina#55251 in 7,696
California#594251 in 8,193
Louisiana#63551 in 7,557
Texas#88891 in 16,019
New York#1,12551 in 23,192
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Garret
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 725 spots since 2024 (#6,469#7,194)
  • 3,383 spots since 2020 (#3,811#7,194)
  • 4,982 spots since 2015 (#2,212#7,194)
  • Biggest jump: 379 spots in 1960 (#1,360#981)
  • Biggest drop: 208 spots in 1971 (#806#1,014)
Rise & fade · boys
119 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 2000 at #420 (590 births)
  • Births halved by 2006, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 46 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1978–2007
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,329
  • Highest: 1 in 3,329 boys born in 2000 were named Garret (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 155,280 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 33.9% of all boys named Garret (4,492) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s11#781 (1881)#837
1890s5#1,079 (1895)#1,079
1900s5#1,310 (1900)#1,310
1910s85#1,803 (1913)#2,340
1920s103#1,959 (1927)#2,725
1930s107#1,848 (1932)#2,387
1940s205#1,280 (1943)#1,695
1950s333#1,181 (1955)#1,316
1960s884#750 (1966)#812
1970s791#775 (1979)#951
1980s2,192#533 (1989)#615
1990s4,492#437 (1999)#477
2000s3,192#420 (2000)#744
2010s713#1,309 (2010)#2,258
2020s129#3,740 (2021)#4,979

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Garret in 1982

girls
#10,517
5 births · 1 in 338,665 girls
boys
#695
156 births · 1 in 11,631 boys

Top girls' names in 1982

  1. #1Jennifer57,120
  2. #2Jessica45,453
  3. #3Amanda34,214
  4. #4Sarah28,483
  5. #5Melissa25,864
  6. #6Nicole21,706
  7. #7Stephanie20,861
  8. #8Elizabeth20,506
  9. #9Crystal19,099
  10. #10Amy18,799
  11. #10,517Garret5

Top boys' names in 1982

  1. #1Michael68,216
  2. #2Christopher59,223
  3. #3Matthew46,045
  4. #4Jason40,628
  5. #5David40,453
  6. #6James38,874
  7. #7Joshua38,004
  8. #8John34,698
  9. #9Robert34,409
  10. #10Daniel32,652
  11. #695Garret156
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 338,665 of them was named Garret, which outranked 14.7% of the 12,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garret
  1. #9,237Zully6
  2. #9,237Zunilda6
  3. #9,237Zuri6
  4. #10,517Garret5
  5. #10,517Aapri5
  6. #10,517Aaronda5
  7. #10,517Abimbola5

Tied with 1,815 names at #10,517; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,715Kaleena#2,375#660
  2. 1,197Kala#1,958#761
  3. 1,094Chelsie#2,028#934
  4. 1,081Tenika#2,028#947
  5. 1,044Falon#1,958#914
Fallers
  1. 538Evita#779#1,317
  2. 517Martine#791#1,308
  3. 473Dusty#720#1,193
  4. 470Regan#991#1,461
  5. 401Windy#998#1,399

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,814,447 boys got a published name in 1982; 1 in 11,631 of them was named Garret, which outranked 90.6% of the 7,367 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garret
  1. #692Archie157
  2. #692Denny157
  3. #692Kaleb157
  4. #695Garret156
  5. #695Jasen156
  6. #695Liam156
  7. #695Tyree156
  8. #699Tyrel155
  9. #700Derik154
  10. #700Heriberto154

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1981
Risers
  1. 1,958Colt#2,418#460
  2. 730Eliot#1,695#965
  3. 532Colton#1,334#802
  4. 478Kiel#1,101#623
  5. 416Eugenio#1,411#995
Fallers
  1. 309Marchello#841#1,150
  2. 237Carmen#851#1,088
  3. 234Claudio#976#1,210
  4. 224Irvin#826#1,050
  5. 222Jeramiah#971#1,193

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1982