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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedNHWashington: #344 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,453 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: #352 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,418 boysMNIllinois: #451 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,545 boysILWisconsin: #322 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,076 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedMINew York: #407 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 6,376 boysNYMassachusetts: #212 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,363 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedIAIndiana: #397 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 6,355 boysINOhio: #399 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,240 boysOHPennsylvania: #412 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,746 boysPANew Jersey: #349 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 5,607 boysNJConnecticut: #281 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,754 boysCTCalifornia: #344 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 3,398 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedUTColorado: #372 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,023 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedNEMissouri: #352 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,788 boysMOKentucky: #344 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,683 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedWVVirginia: #342 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,890 boysVAMaryland: #321 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,115 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #353 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,783 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #286 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,822 boysDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedALGeorgia: #509 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 7,947 boysGAHawaii: #172 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 794 boysHITexas: #598 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 8,041 boysTXFlorida: #514 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 7,522 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#172 · 1 in 794
  2. Massachusetts#212 · 1 in 3,363
  3. Connecticut#281 · 1 in 3,754
  4. District of Columbia#286 · 1 in 2,822
  5. Maryland#321 · 1 in 4,115

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#17291 in 794
Massachusetts#212161 in 3,363
Connecticut#28171 in 3,754
District of Columbia#28651 in 2,822
Maryland#32181 in 4,115
Wisconsin#32271 in 6,076
Virginia#342111 in 3,890
California#344541 in 3,398
Kentucky#34471 in 4,683
Washington#34461 in 4,453
New Jersey#349111 in 5,607
Minnesota#35251 in 7,418
Missouri#35291 in 4,788
North Carolina#353131 in 3,783
Colorado#37251 in 4,023
Indiana#39781 in 6,355
Ohio#399141 in 7,240
New York#407271 in 6,376
Pennsylvania#412111 in 9,746
Illinois#451141 in 7,545
Georgia#50961 in 7,947
Florida#51471 in 7,522
Texas#598141 in 8,041
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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 1964

boys
#453
310 births · 1 in 6,428 boys

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #453Garrett310
More about 1964

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 6,428 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 90.1% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garrett
  1. #450Daren314
  2. #451Dominick313
  3. #452Ernie312
  4. #453Garrett310
  5. #454Tyler309
  6. #455Brandon303
  7. #455Rufus303
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →