Gareth

Where Gareth comes from

Of Old Welsh origin and cognate with the Welsh name Geraint (from Latin Gerontius (“old man”), from Ancient Greek γέρων (gérōn, “old man”)) or perhaps the word gwareddawg, gwaredd (“gentleness”); see gwâr (“gentle”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Gareth
  • Welsh
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1916
    First appearance
    #3,897 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1970
    Peak, #1,080
    57 babies named Gareth — more than any year before or since.
  3. 1972
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,771.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Welsh of Welsh origin; name of a knight in the Arthurian romance.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.