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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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
1920——
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 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedNHWashington: #314 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,929 boysWAIdaho: #289 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,312 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #160 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 685 boysNDMinnesota: #213 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,223 boysMNIllinois: #520 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,234 boysILWisconsin: #263 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,641 boysWIMichigan: #371 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,823 boysMINew York: #698 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 6,739 boysNYMassachusetts: #503 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,037 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedRIOregon: #415 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,826 boysORNevada: #347 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,064 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedSDIowa: #208 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,041 boysIAIndiana: #349 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,621 boysINOhio: #296 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,205 boysOHPennsylvania: #326 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,740 boysPANew Jersey: #412 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 3,424 boysNJConnecticut: #348 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,031 boysCTCalifornia: #463 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 4,274 boysCAUtah: #425 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,992 boysUTColorado: #274 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,421 boysCONebraska: #212 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,017 boysNEMissouri: #287 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,022 boysMOKentucky: #324 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,688 boysKYWest Virginia: #235 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,532 boysWVVirginia: #439 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,420 boysVAMaryland: #581 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,791 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedDEArizona: #394 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,708 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedNMKansas: #272 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,500 boysKSArkansas: #300 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,654 boysARTennessee: #442 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,654 boysTNNorth Carolina: #636 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,748 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #297 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,718 boysOKLouisiana: #288 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,434 boysLAMississippi: #495 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,111 boysMSAlabama: #383 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,530 boysALGeorgia: #724 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,156 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garret, so not publishedHITexas: #561 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 5,042 boysTXFlorida: #548 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 4,465 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#160 · 1 in 685
  2. Iowa#208 · 1 in 1,041
  3. Nebraska#212 · 1 in 1,017
  4. Minnesota#213 · 1 in 1,223
  5. West Virginia#235 · 1 in 1,532

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#16051 in 685
Iowa#208161 in 1,041
Nebraska#212101 in 1,017
Minnesota#213241 in 1,223
West Virginia#23561 in 1,532
Wisconsin#263181 in 1,641
Kansas#272111 in 1,500
Colorado#274201 in 1,421
Missouri#287171 in 2,022
Louisiana#288191 in 1,434
Idaho#28961 in 1,312
Ohio#296321 in 2,205
Oklahoma#297121 in 1,718
Arkansas#30091 in 1,654
Washington#314181 in 1,929
Kentucky#32491 in 2,688
Pennsylvania#326241 in 2,740
Nevada#34761 in 2,064
Connecticut#34861 in 3,031
Indiana#349151 in 2,621
Michigan#371211 in 2,823
Alabama#383101 in 2,530
Arizona#394141 in 2,708
New Jersey#412141 in 3,424
Oregon#41571 in 2,826
Utah#42571 in 2,992
Virginia#439121 in 3,420
Tennessee#442101 in 3,654
California#463581 in 4,274
Mississippi#49551 in 3,111
Massachusetts#50361 in 6,037
Illinois#520191 in 4,234
Florida#548201 in 4,465
Texas#561341 in 5,042
Maryland#58161 in 4,791
North Carolina#63691 in 5,748
New York#698171 in 6,739
Georgia#72491 in 6,156
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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 2000

boys
#420
590 births · 1 in 3,329 boys

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #420Garret590
More about 2000

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 3,329 of them was named Garret, which outranked 96.5% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garret
  1. #417Kade593
  2. #418Reese592
  3. #419Kristian591
  4. #420Garret590
  5. #421Rodolfo587
  6. #422Marquis586
  7. #423Dane583
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →