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

Showing
Show data for
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #74, 2000boys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1975

  • 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: #177 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,289 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #144 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 950 boysNDMinnesota: #199 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,240 boysMNIllinois: #393 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,913 boysILWisconsin: #200 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,058 boysWIMichigan: #342 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,866 boysMINew York: #356 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 3,519 boysNYMassachusetts: #202 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,205 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedRIOregon: #196 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,572 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 945 boysSDIowa: #247 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,804 boysIAIndiana: #266 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,800 boysINOhio: #316 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,829 boysOHPennsylvania: #271 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 3,118 boysPANew Jersey: #383 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,129 boysNJConnecticut: #250 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,327 boysCTCalifornia: #236 for boys · 99 births · 1 in 1,536 boysCAUtah: #176 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,204 boysUTColorado: #289 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,332 boysCONebraska: #181 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,533 boysNEMissouri: #243 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,192 boysMOKentucky: #314 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,714 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedWVVirginia: #296 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,570 boysVAMaryland: #352 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,141 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedDEArizona: #214 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,164 boysAZNew Mexico: #267 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,464 boysNMKansas: #227 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,839 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #378 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,655 boysNCSouth Carolina: #297 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,201 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #333 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,110 boysOKLouisiana: #277 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,588 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedMSAlabama: #379 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,641 boysALGeorgia: #422 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,047 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedHITexas: #430 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,824 boysTXFlorida: #299 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,284 boysFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#144 · 1 in 950
  2. South Dakota#154 · 1 in 945
  3. Utah#176 · 1 in 1,204
  4. Washington#177 · 1 in 1,289
  5. Nebraska#181 · 1 in 1,533

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#14451 in 950
South Dakota#15451 in 945
Utah#176121 in 1,204
Washington#177181 in 1,289
Nebraska#18171 in 1,533
Oregon#196101 in 1,572
Minnesota#199121 in 2,240
Wisconsin#200151 in 2,058
Massachusetts#202151 in 2,205
Arizona#214151 in 1,164
Kansas#22781 in 1,839
California#236991 in 1,536
Missouri#243151 in 2,192
Iowa#24771 in 2,804
Connecticut#25071 in 2,327
Indiana#266141 in 2,800
New Mexico#26761 in 1,464
Pennsylvania#271231 in 3,118
Louisiana#277191 in 1,588
Colorado#28981 in 2,332
Virginia#296121 in 2,570
South Carolina#29791 in 2,201
Florida#299211 in 2,284
Kentucky#31471 in 3,714
Ohio#316201 in 3,829
Oklahoma#33361 in 3,110
Michigan#342161 in 3,866
Maryland#35251 in 4,141
New York#356321 in 3,519
North Carolina#378101 in 3,655
Alabama#37971 in 3,641
New Jersey#383101 in 4,129
Illinois#393201 in 3,913
Georgia#42291 in 4,047
Texas#430281 in 3,824
Alaska———
Arkansas———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Maine———
Mississippi———
Montana———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
Tennessee———
Vermont———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

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 1975

boys
#315
565 births · 1 in 2,763 boys

Top boys' names in 1975

  1. #1Michael68,418
  2. #2Jason52,159
  3. #3Christopher46,575
  4. #4James39,569
  5. #5David39,156
  6. #6Robert35,306
  7. #7John35,079
  8. #8Brian30,578
  9. #9Matthew28,527
  10. #10William25,561
  11. #315Garrett565
More about 1975

boys

1,561,357 boys got a published name in 1975; 1 in 2,763 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 95.0% of the 6,337 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garrett
  1. #312Jimmie577
  2. #313Allan575
  3. #314Marty573
  4. #315Garrett565
  5. #315Charlie565
  6. #315Stuart565
  7. #318Scotty563
  8. #319Devin561
  9. #320Salvador560

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

Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 722Benjiman#1,692 → #970
  2. ↑ 702Marques#1,520 → #818
  3. ↑ 645Glendon#1,409 → #764
  4. ↑ 502Benji#1,124 → #622
  5. ↑ 471Regan#1,409 → #938
Fallers
  1. ↓ 905Toma#882 → #1,787
  2. ↓ 830Vashon#923 → #1,753
  3. ↓ 352Bruno#993 → #1,345
  4. ↓ 327Hollis#953 → #1,280
  5. ↓ 303Domenico#977 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →