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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2000 · 590 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 13,247since 1881
Garret over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Garret has never cracked the top 400 here.
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.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #7,194 | 11 | |
| 2024 | — | #6,469 | 13 | |
| 2023 | — | #4,886 | 20 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,774 | 29 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,740 | 29 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,811 | 27 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,794 | 28 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,708 | 45 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,715 | 45 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,783 | 43 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,212 | 61 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,175 | 62 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,044 | 66 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,478 | 109 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,364 | 123 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,309 | 131 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,169 | 155 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,115 | 164 | |
| 2007 | — | #940 | 211 | |
| 2006 | — | #762 | 277 | |
| 2005 | — | #689 | 300 | |
| 2004 | — | #672 | 301 | |
| 2003 | — | #609 | 343 | |
| 2002 | — | #572 | 383 | |
| 2001 | — | #491 | 468 | |
| 2000 | — | #420 | 590 | |
| 1999 | — | #437 | 527 | |
| 1998 | — | #477 | 458 | |
| 1997 | — | #463 | 477 | |
| 1996 | — | #479 | 455 | |
| 1995 | — | #491 | 438 | |
| 1994 | — | #493 | 416 | |
| 1993 | — | #451 | 484 | |
| 1992 | — | #442 | 498 | |
| 1991 | — | #533 | 359 | |
| 1990 | — | #505 | 380 | |
| 1989 | — | #533 | 326 | |
| 1988 | — | #578 | 254 | |
| 1987 | — | #569 | 252 | |
| 1986 | — | #541 | 272 | |
| 1985 | — | #544 | 261 | |
| 1984 | — | #617 | 191 | |
| 1983 | — | #611 | 196 | |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #695 | 156 |
| 1981 | — | #730 | 140 | |
| 1980 | — | #729 | 144 | |
| 1979 | — | #775 | 125 | |
| 1978 | — | #950 | 83 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,079 | 64 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,050 | 63 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,053 | 62 | |
| 1974 | — | #923 | 77 | |
| 1973 | — | #992 | 66 | |
| 1972 | — | #868 | 86 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,014 | 64 | |
| 1970 | — | #806 | 101 | |
| 1969 | — | #822 | 88 | |
| 1968 | — | #784 | 89 | |
| 1967 | — | #757 | 95 | |
| 1966 | — | #750 | 97 | |
| 1965 | — | #759 | 95 | |
| 1964 | — | #760 | 101 | |
| 1963 | — | #756 | 104 | |
| 1962 | — | #797 | 91 | |
| 1961 | — | #958 | 64 | |
| 1960 | — | #981 | 60 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,360 | 33 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,321 | 34 | |
| 1957 | — | #1,457 | 29 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,298 | 35 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,181 | 40 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,200 | 39 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,378 | 30 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,297 | 33 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,332 | 31 | |
| 1950 | — | #1,340 | 29 | |
| 1949 | — | #1,297 | 31 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,611 | 21 | |
| 1947 | — | #1,394 | 28 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,382 | 26 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,772 | 15 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,574 | 19 | |
| 1943 | — | #1,280 | 29 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,523 | 9 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,491 | 9 | |
| 1940 | — | #1,627 | 18 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,288 | 10 | |
| 1938 | — | #3,534 | 5 | |
| 1937 | — | #1,913 | 14 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,452 | 9 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,396 | 10 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,393 | 10 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,542 | 9 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,848 | 16 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #2,178 | 13 | |
| 1929 | — | #2,199 | 13 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,960 | 16 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,725 | 10 | |
| 1925 | — | #3,741 | 6 | |
| 1924 | — | #4,347 | 5 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,123 | 15 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,486 | 12 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,986 | 9 | |
| 1920 | — | — | ||
| 1919 | — | #2,063 | 15 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,096 | 8 | |
| 1917 | — | #3,217 | 7 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,271 | 9 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
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| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 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 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#185 · 1 in 696
- Nebraska#238 · 1 in 1,031
- West Virginia#295 · 1 in 1,798
- Idaho#348 · 1 in 1,720
- Iowa#371 · 1 in 2,345
Best ever in a state: #116 in South Dakota, 1992.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #185 | 6 | 1 in 696 |
| Nebraska | #238 | 10 | 1 in 1,031 |
| West Virginia | #295 | 5 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Idaho | #348 | 5 | 1 in 1,720 |
| Iowa | #371 | 7 | 1 in 2,345 |
| Wisconsin | #372 | 12 | 1 in 2,443 |
| Kansas | #415 | 7 | 1 in 2,347 |
| Ohio | #441 | 19 | 1 in 3,449 |
| Minnesota | #449 | 9 | 1 in 3,330 |
| Oregon | #450 | 7 | 1 in 2,777 |
| Indiana | #490 | 11 | 1 in 3,478 |
| Arkansas | #494 | 5 | 1 in 3,012 |
| Utah | #536 | 6 | 1 in 3,731 |
| Missouri | #541 | 8 | 1 in 4,254 |
| South Carolina | #555 | 6 | 1 in 3,534 |
| Colorado | #558 | 7 | 1 in 4,283 |
| Washington | #584 | 8 | 1 in 4,340 |
| Pennsylvania | #618 | 11 | 1 in 5,799 |
| Tennessee | #645 | 7 | 1 in 5,263 |
| Arizona | #667 | 7 | 1 in 6,065 |
| Michigan | #761 | 8 | 1 in 6,842 |
| North Carolina | #782 | 7 | 1 in 7,473 |
| Florida | #808 | 13 | 1 in 7,615 |
| Texas | #866 | 19 | 1 in 9,532 |
| Virginia | #881 | 5 | 1 in 8,613 |
| California | #916 | 22 | 1 in 11,553 |
| New Jersey | #943 | 5 | 1 in 9,387 |
| Illinois | #1,036 | 7 | 1 in 11,021 |
| New York | #1,241 | 8 | 1 in 13,534 |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #781 (1881) | #837 |
| 1890s | 5 | #1,079 (1895) | #1,079 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,310 (1900) | #1,310 |
| 1910s | 85 | #1,803 (1913) | #2,340 |
| 1920s | 103 | #1,959 (1927) | #2,725 |
| 1930s | 107 | #1,848 (1932) | #2,387 |
| 1940s | 205 | #1,280 (1943) | #1,695 |
| 1950s | 333 | #1,181 (1955) | #1,316 |
| 1960s | 884 | #750 (1966) | #812 |
| 1970s | 791 | #775 (1979) | #951 |
| 1980s | 2,192 | #533 (1989) | #615 |
| 1990s | 4,492 | #437 (1999) | #477 |
| 2000s | 3,192 | #420 (2000) | #744 |
| 2010s | 713 | #1,309 (2010) | #2,258 |
| 2020s | 129 | #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 2005
boys
#689
300 births · 1 in 6,658 boys
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 6,658 of them was named Garret, which outranked 94.8% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).