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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201982peak #74, 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#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 1982

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #109 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 499 boysAKMaine: #111 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 717 boysMEVermont: #83 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 400 boysVTNew Hampshire: #94 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 574 boysNHWashington: #112 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 673 boysWAIdaho: #148 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 910 boysIDMontana: #142 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 743 boysMTNorth Dakota: #91 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 432 boysNDMinnesota: #125 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 936 boysMNIllinois: #219 for boys · 55 births · 1 in 1,525 boysILWisconsin: #131 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,083 boysWIMichigan: #151 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,119 boysMINew York: #244 for boys · 63 births · 1 in 1,841 boysNYMassachusetts: #150 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,395 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedRIOregon: #85 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 466 boysORNevada: #127 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 726 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #93 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 446 boysSDIowa: #150 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,251 boysIAIndiana: #215 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,202 boysINOhio: #203 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,882 boysOHPennsylvania: #164 for boys · 53 births · 1 in 1,473 boysPANew Jersey: #209 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,571 boysNJConnecticut: #147 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,129 boysCTCalifornia: #156 for boys · 242 births · 1 in 846 boysCAUtah: #126 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 686 boysUTColorado: #117 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 661 boysCONebraska: #181 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,518 boysNEMissouri: #172 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,414 boysMOKentucky: #197 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,786 boysKYWest Virginia: #203 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,115 boysWVVirginia: #205 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,410 boysVAMaryland: #205 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,422 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedDEArizona: #135 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 738 boysAZNew Mexico: #178 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 890 boysNMKansas: #151 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,052 boysKSArkansas: #292 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,561 boysARTennessee: #269 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,329 boysTNNorth Carolina: #195 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,327 boysNCSouth Carolina: #378 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,504 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #149 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 957 boysOKLouisiana: #193 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 969 boysLAMississippi: #251 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,604 boysMSAlabama: #241 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,737 boysALGeorgia: #243 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,690 boysGAHawaii: #110 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 537 boysHITexas: #220 for boys · 113 births · 1 in 1,276 boysTXFlorida: #188 for boys · 56 births · 1 in 1,180 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Vermont#83 · 1 in 400
  2. Oregon#85 · 1 in 466
  3. North Dakota#91 · 1 in 432
  4. South Dakota#93 · 1 in 446
  5. New Hampshire#94 · 1 in 574

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#8381 in 400
Oregon#85411 in 466
North Dakota#91141 in 432
South Dakota#93121 in 446
New Hampshire#94111 in 574
Alaska#10991 in 499
Hawaii#110131 in 537
Maine#111101 in 717
Washington#112471 in 673
Colorado#117381 in 661
Minnesota#125351 in 936
Utah#126281 in 686
Nevada#12781 in 726
Wisconsin#131321 in 1,083
Arizona#135321 in 738
Montana#14281 in 743
Connecticut#147161 in 1,129
Idaho#14891 in 910
Oklahoma#149271 in 957
Iowa#150171 in 1,251
Massachusetts#150261 in 1,395
Kansas#151171 in 1,052
Michigan#151581 in 1,119
California#1562421 in 846
Pennsylvania#164531 in 1,473
Missouri#172261 in 1,414
New Mexico#178131 in 890
Nebraska#18181 in 1,518
Florida#188561 in 1,180
Louisiana#193391 in 969
North Carolina#195291 in 1,327
Kentucky#197151 in 1,786
Ohio#203421 in 1,882
West Virginia#20361 in 2,115
Maryland#205181 in 1,422
Virginia#205251 in 1,410
New Jersey#209281 in 1,571
Indiana#215181 in 2,202
Illinois#219551 in 1,525
Texas#2201131 in 1,276
Alabama#241151 in 1,737
Georgia#243241 in 1,690
New York#244631 in 1,841
Mississippi#251121 in 1,604
Tennessee#269141 in 2,329
Arkansas#29261 in 2,561
South Carolina#37861 in 3,504
Delaware
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
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.

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 1982

girls
#8,224
7 births · 1 in 241,904 girls
boys
#180
1,453 births · 1 in 1,249 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. #8,224Garrett7

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. #180Garrett1,453
More about 1982

girls

1,693,325 girls got a published name in 1982; 1 in 241,904 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 33.3% 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 Garrett
  1. #7,469Zarina8
  2. #7,469Zaynab8
  3. #7,469Zelma8
  4. #8,224Garrett7
  5. #8,224Abbye7
  6. #8,224Abigal7
  7. #8,224Addison7
  8. #9,237Aarica6
  9. #9,237Abbagail6
  10. #9,237Abbygail6

Tied with 1,012 names at #8,224; 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 1,249 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 97.6% 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 Garrett
  1. #177Ruben1,472
  2. #178Cameron1,465
  3. #178Ross1,465
  4. #180Garrett1,453
  5. #181Angel1,442
  6. #182Darrell1,389
  7. #183Omar1,385
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