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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201993peak #420, 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—#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
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1919—#2,06315
1918—#3,0968
1917—#3,2177
1916—#1,84916
1915—#1,87815
1914—#2,2719
1913—#1,80310
1912—#2,5445
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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 1993

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedAKMaine: #180 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,326 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedNHWashington: #359 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,656 boysWAIdaho: #268 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,418 boysIDMontana: #183 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 887 boysMTNorth Dakota: #129 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 586 boysNDMinnesota: #195 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,488 boysMNIllinois: #465 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,890 boysILWisconsin: #327 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,113 boysWIMichigan: #354 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,034 boysMINew York: #926 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 12,887 boysNYMassachusetts: #385 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,940 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedRIOregon: #304 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,138 boysORNevada: #235 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,304 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedSDIowa: #262 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,191 boysIAIndiana: #305 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,763 boysINOhio: #323 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 3,116 boysOHPennsylvania: #416 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 4,456 boysPANew Jersey: #566 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,374 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #461 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 4,591 boysCAUtah: #220 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,298 boysUTColorado: #348 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,704 boysCONebraska: #166 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,100 boysNEMissouri: #354 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,244 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedWVVirginia: #444 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,107 boysVAMaryland: #563 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,084 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedDEArizona: #296 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,923 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedNMKansas: #307 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,242 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #519 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,985 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #207 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,219 boysOKLouisiana: #467 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,249 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedALGeorgia: #676 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,873 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedHITexas: #500 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 4,502 boysTXFlorida: #549 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 5,165 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#129 · 1 in 586
  2. Nebraska#166 · 1 in 1,100
  3. Maine#180 · 1 in 1,326
  4. Montana#183 · 1 in 887
  5. Minnesota#195 · 1 in 1,488

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#12971 in 586
Nebraska#16691 in 1,100
Maine#18051 in 1,326
Montana#18351 in 887
Minnesota#195201 in 1,488
Oklahoma#207161 in 1,219
Utah#220131 in 1,298
Nevada#23571 in 1,304
Iowa#26281 in 2,191
Idaho#26851 in 1,418
Arizona#296161 in 1,923
Oregon#30491 in 2,138
Indiana#305141 in 2,763
Kansas#30771 in 2,242
Ohio#323241 in 3,116
Wisconsin#327101 in 3,113
Colorado#34891 in 2,704
Michigan#354211 in 3,034
Missouri#354111 in 3,244
Washington#359131 in 2,656
Massachusetts#38581 in 4,940
Pennsylvania#416171 in 4,456
Virginia#444101 in 4,107
California#461601 in 4,591
Illinois#465221 in 3,890
Louisiana#46791 in 3,249
Texas#500341 in 4,502
North Carolina#51991 in 4,985
Florida#549171 in 5,165
Maryland#56351 in 6,084
New Jersey#56681 in 6,374
Georgia#67671 in 6,873
New York#926101 in 12,887
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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 1993

boys
#451
484 births · 1 in 4,052 boys

Top boys' names in 1993

  1. #1Michael49,571
  2. #2Christopher38,237
  3. #3Matthew35,782
  4. #4Joshua33,590
  5. #5Tyler29,800
  6. #6Brandon28,735
  7. #7Daniel28,698
  8. #8Nicholas28,114
  9. #9Jacob27,487
  10. #10Andrew27,326
  11. #451Garret484
More about 1993

boys

1,961,328 boys got a published name in 1993; 1 in 4,052 of them was named Garret, which outranked 95.6% of the 10,170 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garret
  1. #448Brody488
  2. #449Jakob487
  3. #449Trevon487
  4. #451Garret484
  5. #451Barry484
  6. #453Ramiro482
  7. #454Rashad479
  8. #455Clifford475

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

Biggest movers since 1992
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,880Savon#6,670 → #790
  2. ↑ 2,006Jordy#2,834 → #828
  3. ↑ 662Austyn#1,598 → #936
  4. ↑ 471Devaughn#1,395 → #924
  5. ↑ 454Mikal#1,294 → #840
Fallers
  1. ↓ 329Channing#887 → #1,216
  2. ↓ 307Garth#658 → #965
  3. ↓ 252Earnest#911 → #1,163
  4. ↓ 241Armand#987 → #1,228
  5. ↓ 240Spenser#831 → #1,071

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

See the top 100 for 1993 →