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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #74, 2000boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1969

  • 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: #247 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,116 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: #218 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,623 boysMNIllinois: #359 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 4,003 boysILWisconsin: #348 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,889 boysWIMichigan: #312 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,908 boysMINew York: #339 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 3,878 boysNYMassachusetts: #203 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,703 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedRIOregon: #304 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,146 boysORNevada: 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: #329 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,096 boysINOhio: #375 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,766 boysOHPennsylvania: #321 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 5,032 boysPANew Jersey: #360 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,909 boysNJConnecticut: #275 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,234 boysCTCalifornia: #269 for boys · 83 births · 1 in 2,094 boysCAUtah: #260 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,210 boysUTColorado: #238 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,856 boysCONebraska: #232 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,296 boysNEMissouri: #330 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,854 boysMOKentucky: #373 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,509 boysKYWest Virginia: #222 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,264 boysWVVirginia: #311 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,355 boysVAMaryland: #311 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,054 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedDEArizona: #227 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,291 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedNMKansas: #286 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,737 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedARTennessee: #432 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,812 boysTNNorth Carolina: #381 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,395 boysNCSouth Carolina: #336 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,235 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #359 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,870 boysOKLouisiana: #393 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,417 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedALGeorgia: #341 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,288 boysGAHawaii: #100 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 427 boysHITexas: #601 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 7,797 boysTXFlorida: #323 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,792 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#100 · 1 in 427
  2. Massachusetts#203 · 1 in 2,703
  3. Minnesota#218 · 1 in 2,623
  4. West Virginia#222 · 1 in 2,264
  5. Arizona#227 · 1 in 1,291

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#100151 in 427
Massachusetts#203171 in 2,703
Minnesota#218121 in 2,623
West Virginia#22261 in 2,264
Arizona#227121 in 1,291
Nebraska#23251 in 2,296
Colorado#238101 in 1,856
Washington#247131 in 2,116
Utah#26051 in 2,210
California#269831 in 2,094
Connecticut#27571 in 3,234
Kansas#28661 in 2,737
Oregon#30451 in 3,146
Maryland#31171 in 4,054
Virginia#311111 in 3,355
Michigan#312201 in 3,908
Pennsylvania#321181 in 5,032
Florida#323181 in 2,792
Indiana#329111 in 4,096
Missouri#330101 in 3,854
South Carolina#33671 in 3,235
New York#339391 in 3,878
Georgia#341131 in 3,288
Wisconsin#34861 in 5,889
Illinois#359231 in 4,003
Oklahoma#35951 in 3,870
New Jersey#360111 in 4,909
Kentucky#37351 in 5,509
Ohio#375161 in 5,766
North Carolina#381101 in 4,395
Louisiana#393101 in 3,417
Tennessee#43251 in 6,812
Texas#601141 in 7,797
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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 1969

girls
#5,456
8 births · 1 in 210,877 girls
boys
#358
487 births · 1 in 3,672 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #5,456Garrett8

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #358Garrett487
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 210,877 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 37.3% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garrett
  1. #5,057Yumiko9
  2. #5,057Zola9
  3. #5,057Zona9
  4. #5,456Garrett8
  5. #5,456Adair8
  6. #5,456Adonica8
  7. #5,456Adora8
  8. #5,974Abril7
  9. #5,974Adah7
  10. #5,974Adalia7

Tied with 517 names at #5,456; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,462Shani#2,126 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,203Julissa#2,164 → #961
  3. ↑ 1,133Chelsea#1,834 → #701
  4. ↑ 667Latasha#1,519 → #852
  5. ↑ 549Britt#1,519 → #970
Fallers
  1. ↓ 455Tamiko#552 → #1,007
  2. ↓ 345Alesia#697 → #1,042
  3. ↓ 324Vickey#966 → #1,290
  4. ↓ 308Bettina#746 → #1,054
  5. ↓ 293Cammie#846 → #1,139

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

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 3,672 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 92.9% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garrett
  1. #355Salvatore506
  2. #356Ken494
  3. #357Tyler490
  4. #358Garrett487
  5. #359Arturo484
  6. #360Cameron483
  7. #361Donovan478
Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,735Dedric#2,735 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 780Jameson#1,731 → #951
  3. ↑ 589Torrey#1,393 → #804
  4. ↑ 549Jamison#1,258 → #709
  5. ↑ 534Jemal#1,083 → #549
Fallers
  1. ↓ 449Artis#877 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 410Kennedy#986 → #1,396
  3. ↓ 408Alfie#968 → #1,376
  4. ↓ 360Micky#861 → #1,221
  5. ↓ 356Montgomery#946 → #1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969 →