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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201981peak #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 1981

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #82 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 365 boysAKMaine: #131 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,005 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #100 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 683 boysNHWashington: #110 for boys · 47 births · 1 in 676 boysWAIdaho: #156 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,022 boysIDMontana: #111 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 581 boysMTNorth Dakota: #86 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 392 boysNDMinnesota: #120 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 938 boysMNIllinois: #208 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,434 boysILWisconsin: #126 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,083 boysWIMichigan: #156 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,262 boysMINew York: #229 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,646 boysNYMassachusetts: #142 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,233 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedRIOregon: #118 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 717 boysORNevada: #123 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 709 boysNVWyoming: #82 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 366 boysWYSouth Dakota: #117 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 603 boysSDIowa: #138 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,039 boysIAIndiana: #309 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,646 boysINOhio: #178 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,551 boysOHPennsylvania: #138 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 1,173 boysPANew Jersey: #158 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,117 boysNJConnecticut: #110 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 775 boysCTCalifornia: #148 for boys · 271 births · 1 in 741 boysCAUtah: #97 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 514 boysUTColorado: #114 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 662 boysCONebraska: #149 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,123 boysNEMissouri: #169 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 1,308 boysMOKentucky: #223 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,080 boysKYWest Virginia: #194 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,847 boysWVVirginia: #214 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,571 boysVAMaryland: #142 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 930 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedDEArizona: #147 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 747 boysAZNew Mexico: #209 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,115 boysNMKansas: #151 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,009 boysKSArkansas: #238 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,910 boysARTennessee: #260 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,490 boysTNNorth Carolina: #190 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,305 boysNCSouth Carolina: #326 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,639 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #211 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,136 boysDCOklahoma: #167 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,024 boysOKLouisiana: #188 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 991 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Garrett, so not publishedMSAlabama: #223 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,645 boysALGeorgia: #226 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,548 boysGAHawaii: #80 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 379 boysHITexas: #230 for boys · 102 births · 1 in 1,350 boysTXFlorida: #238 for boys · 40 births · 1 in 1,574 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Hawaii#80 · 1 in 379
  2. Alaska#82 · 1 in 365
  3. Wyoming#82 · 1 in 366
  4. North Dakota#86 · 1 in 392
  5. Utah#97 · 1 in 514

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#80181 in 379
Alaska#82111 in 365
Wyoming#82111 in 366
North Dakota#86151 in 392
Utah#97371 in 514
New Hampshire#10091 in 683
Connecticut#110231 in 775
Washington#110471 in 676
Montana#111101 in 581
Colorado#114361 in 662
South Dakota#11791 in 603
Oregon#118281 in 717
Minnesota#120351 in 938
Nevada#12381 in 709
Wisconsin#126321 in 1,083
Maine#13171 in 1,005
Iowa#138211 in 1,039
Pennsylvania#138661 in 1,173
Maryland#142261 in 930
Massachusetts#142291 in 1,233
Arizona#147311 in 747
California#1482711 in 741
Nebraska#149111 in 1,123
Kansas#151181 in 1,009
Idaho#15681 in 1,022
Michigan#156521 in 1,262
New Jersey#158381 in 1,117
Oklahoma#167231 in 1,024
Missouri#169281 in 1,308
Ohio#178521 in 1,551
Louisiana#188371 in 991
North Carolina#190291 in 1,305
West Virginia#19471 in 1,847
Illinois#208591 in 1,434
New Mexico#209101 in 1,115
District of Columbia#21171 in 1,136
Virginia#214221 in 1,571
Alabama#223161 in 1,645
Kentucky#223131 in 2,080
Georgia#226261 in 1,548
New York#229691 in 1,646
Texas#2301021 in 1,350
Arkansas#23881 in 1,910
Florida#238401 in 1,574
Tennessee#260131 in 2,490
Indiana#309111 in 3,646
South Carolina#32681 in 2,639
Delaware———
Mississippi———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———

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 1981

girls
#7,409
8 births · 1 in 208,508 girls
boys
#167
1,497 births · 1 in 1,197 boys

Top girls' names in 1981

  1. #1Jennifer57,046
  2. #2Jessica42,531
  3. #3Amanda34,372
  4. #4Sarah28,175
  5. #5Melissa28,005
  6. #6Amy20,345
  7. #7Nicole20,310
  8. #8Stephanie20,212
  9. #9Elizabeth20,168
  10. #10Heather17,946
  11. #7,409Garrett8

Top boys' names in 1981

  1. #1Michael68,750
  2. #2Christopher50,221
  3. #3Matthew43,330
  4. #4Jason41,927
  5. #5David40,629
  6. #6Joshua39,024
  7. #7James38,283
  8. #8John34,868
  9. #9Robert34,395
  10. #10Daniel30,985
  11. #167Garrett1,497
More about 1981

girls

1,668,060 girls got a published name in 1981; 1 in 208,508 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 39.3% of the 12,198 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garrett
  1. #6,804Yuki9
  2. #6,804Yury9
  3. #6,804Zarina9
  4. #7,409Garrett8
  5. #7,409Aaren8
  6. #7,409Aarin8
  7. #7,409Abigael8
  8. #8,128Aarika7
  9. #8,128Abbigale7
  10. #8,128Abbye7

Tied with 718 names at #7,409; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,850Tashina#4,743 → #893
  2. ↑ 2,742Krystle#3,215 → #473
  3. ↑ 1,800Tierra#2,342 → #542
  4. ↑ 1,398Martine#2,189 → #791
  5. ↑ 999Nereida#1,981 → #982
Fallers
  1. ↓ 764Kylene#990 → #1,754
  2. ↓ 607Renada#708 → #1,315
  3. ↓ 560Ashanti#822 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 399Renata#336 → #735
  5. ↓ 395Tracee#959 → #1,354

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

boys

1,791,177 boys got a published name in 1981; 1 in 1,197 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 97.7% of the 7,289 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Garrett
  1. #164Bruce1,634
  2. #165Mathew1,627
  3. #166Jack1,616
  4. #167Garrett1,497
  5. #168Alejandro1,488
  6. #169Ruben1,473
  7. #170Frederick1,471
Biggest movers since 1980
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,321Marchello#2,162 → #841
  2. ↑ 1,104Skylar#2,058 → #954
  3. ↑ 816Kellen#1,432 → #616
  4. ↑ 499Marcello#1,291 → #792
  5. ↑ 456Tyrel#1,089 → #633
Fallers
  1. ↓ 306Kenyatta#871 → #1,177
  2. ↓ 284Seneca#718 → #1,002
  3. ↓ 247Kimberly#989 → #1,236
  4. ↓ 216Chadd#927 → #1,143
  5. ↓ 214Levar#911 → #1,125

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

See the top 100 for 1981 →