Garrett

Last seen for girls in 2014 at #14,558 · #564 for boys in 2025, 526 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time

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Peak · boys
2000 · 5,840 births
Debut · boys
13 births
In top 100 · boys
13 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
135,762
since 1880

Garrett over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #74, 2000boys
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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#564526
2024#560530
2023#480630
2022#461665
2021#401775
2020#364857
2019#344973
2018#3261,022
2017#3221,062
2016#3091,149
2015#2691,352
2014#14,5586#2371,563
2013#16,5475#2281,616
2012#2131,745
2011#16,7645#1911,942
2010#16,9925#1881,959
2009#1842,061
2008#10,08411#1612,448
2007#1622,562
2006#12,4208#1392,965
2005#13,0107#1243,262
2004#6,48918#1143,688
2003#11,3258#1063,981
2002#914,357
2001#6,32217#805,061
2000#9,16310#745,840
1999#7,71612#785,075
1998#11,1387#804,789
1997#6,48314#854,545
1996#6,39214#854,653
1995#7,51411#804,710
1994#4,37623#824,762
1993#6,62213#794,711
1992#6,65213#884,270
1991#5,39917#914,054
1990#6,13114#993,757
1989#4,12123#1023,314
1988#4,01522#1182,650
1987#5,31214#1132,583
1986#3,75722#1172,390
1985#3,98320#1382,054
1984#4,96614#1561,731
1983#5,82411#1731,516
1982#8,2247#1801,453
1981#7,4098#1671,497
1980#6,31910#1891,288
1979#5,75111#2011,205
1978#5,95810#251806
1977#9,6525#271721
1976#6,0489#314560
1975#315565
1974#331528
1973#347490
1972#5,9598#329542
1971#6,6197#313602
1970#7,9955#320600
1969#5,4568#358487
1968#399384
1967#416336
1966#429316
1965#458287
1964#453310
1963#445318
1962#504249
1961#539218
1960#578182
1959#554195
1958#577180
1957#546200
1956#580172
1955#559174
1954#562169
1953#548166
1952#541169
1951#499184
1950#521164
1949#515168
1948#508167
1947#545152
1946#516155
1945#548119
1944#585110
1943#524143
1942#620103
1941#60398
1940#568109
1939#57499
1938#70075
1937#69175
1936#71969
1935#67079
1934#70874
1933#81258
1932#72973
1931#71772
1930#92852
1929#70577
1928#83562
1927#73379
1926#69483
1925#77273
1924#77875
1923#71882
1922#66693
1921#74579
1920#71383
1919#67784
1918#70081
1917#76567
1916#78162
1915#67175
1914#64561
1913#85532
1912#64942
1911#64423
1910#72917
1909#95110
1908#46328
1907#51121
1906#48921
1905#69912
1904#64713
1903#57615
1902#65112
1901#63711
1900#41929
1899#48116
1898#40923
1897#31135
1896#26247
1895#45619
1894#63111
1893#47915
1892#48017
1891#52412
1890#48915
1889#46416
1888#64810
1887#46114
1886#45116
1885#6419
1884#48815
1883#49713
1882#46915
1881#7067
1880#50513
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Garrett was already there! It came in at #505, and was given to 13 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 8 boys a year got the name.

Where Garrett is popular in 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #124 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 598 boysAKMaine: #169 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,302 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedNHWashington: #184 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,421 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #191 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,079 boysMNIllinois: #328 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 3,016 boysILWisconsin: #327 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,390 boysWIMichigan: #469 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,790 boysMINew York: #347 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,508 boysNYMassachusetts: #171 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,602 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedRIOregon: #201 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,619 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #131 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 694 boysSDIowa: #277 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,263 boysIAIndiana: #375 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,769 boysINOhio: #270 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 2,995 boysOHPennsylvania: #250 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 2,752 boysPANew Jersey: #273 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,530 boysNJConnecticut: #207 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,762 boysCTCalifornia: #246 for boys · 95 births · 1 in 1,670 boysCAUtah: #180 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,261 boysUTColorado: #263 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,087 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedNEMissouri: #310 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,300 boysMOKentucky: #347 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,437 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedWVVirginia: #317 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,051 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedDEArizona: #170 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 893 boysAZNew Mexico: #231 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,174 boysNMKansas: #260 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,167 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #395 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,027 boysNCSouth Carolina: #377 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,320 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #339 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,185 boysOKLouisiana: #298 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,900 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedALGeorgia: #440 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,452 boysGAHawaii: #160 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 688 boysHITexas: #417 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 3,586 boysTXFlorida: #416 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,932 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Alaska#124 · 1 in 598
  2. South Dakota#131 · 1 in 694
  3. Hawaii#160 · 1 in 688
  4. Maine#169 · 1 in 1,302
  5. Arizona#170 · 1 in 893

Best ever in a state: #23 in Wyoming, 1999.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#12451 in 598
South Dakota#13171 in 694
Hawaii#16091 in 688
Maine#16951 in 1,302
Arizona#170201 in 893
Massachusetts#171201 in 1,602
Utah#180131 in 1,261
Washington#184171 in 1,421
Minnesota#191131 in 2,079
Oregon#201101 in 1,619
Connecticut#20791 in 1,762
New Mexico#23181 in 1,174
California#246951 in 1,670
Pennsylvania#250261 in 2,752
Kansas#26071 in 2,167
Colorado#26391 in 2,087
Ohio#270251 in 2,995
New Jersey#273161 in 2,530
Iowa#27761 in 3,263
Louisiana#298161 in 1,900
Missouri#310101 in 3,300
Virginia#317101 in 3,051
Wisconsin#32771 in 4,390
Illinois#328261 in 3,016
Oklahoma#33961 in 3,185
Kentucky#34761 in 4,437
New York#347321 in 3,508
Indiana#37581 in 4,769
South Carolina#37761 in 3,320
North Carolina#39591 in 4,027
Florida#416121 in 3,932
Texas#417301 in 3,586
Georgia#44081 in 4,452
Michigan#46991 in 6,790
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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 Garrett
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#560#564)
  • 200 spots since 2020 (#364#564)
  • 295 spots since 2015 (#269#564)
  • Biggest jump: 237 spots in 1882 (#706#469)
  • Biggest drop: 488 spots in 1909 (#463#951)
Rise & fade · boys
120 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2000 at #74 (5,840 births)
  • Births halved by 2007, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1990–2002
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 336
  • Highest: 1 in 336 boys born in 2000 were named Garrett (0.30%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,247 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 33.4% of all boys named Garrett (45,326) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s128#451 (1886)#533
1890s210#262 (1896)#452
1900s172#419 (1900)#604
1910s544#644 (1911)#712
1920s786#666 (1922)#736
1930s726#574 (1939)#725
1940s1,324#508 (1948)#553
1950s1,773#499 (1951)#549
1960s3,087#358 (1969)#458
1970s6,619#201 (1979)#299
1980s20,476#102 (1989)#145
1990s45,326#78 (1999)#85
2000s36,225#74 (2000)#124
2010s14,383#188 (2010)#263
2020s3,983#364 (2020)#472

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.

Garrett in 1976

girls
#6,048
9 births · 1 in 162,789 girls
boys
#314
560 births · 1 in 2,802 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #6,048Garrett9

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #314Garrett560
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 162,789 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 44.6% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garrett
  1. #5,601Yevette10
  2. #5,601Yoko10
  3. #5,601Zorana10
  4. #6,048Garrett9
  5. #6,048Abelina9
  6. #6,048Adair9
  7. #6,048Adrean9
  8. #6,611Aarti8
  9. #6,611Aaryn8
  10. #6,611Addy8

Tied with 562 names at #6,048; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,548Rhiannon#4,141#593
  2. 3,533Mackenzie#4,370#837
  3. 3,060Khalilah#3,774#714
  4. 1,663Kenisha#2,612#949
  5. 1,455Latoria#2,411#956
Fallers
  1. 821Nyree#926#1,747
  2. 668Syreeta#778#1,446
  3. 505Cher#994#1,499
  4. 398Kandice#957#1,355
  5. 370Racquel#973#1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 2,802 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 95.2% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garrett
  1. #311Israel565
  2. #312Ethan563
  3. #313Jackie561
  4. #314Garrett560
  5. #314Salvador560
  6. #314Stuart560
  7. #317Ernesto557
  8. #318Angelo555
  9. #319Blake554

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

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. 3,506Seneca#4,309#803
  2. 1,165Jameel#2,134#969
  3. 712Delvin#1,658#946
  4. 567Jerimy#1,530#963
  5. 510Jamaal#1,042#532
Fallers
  1. 1,113Santino#1,000#2,113
  2. 511Carnell#900#1,411
  3. 453Nakia#337#790
  4. 395Charlton#938#1,333
  5. 376Benjiman#970#1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976