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
- Peak · boys
- 2000 · 5,840 births
- Debut · boys
- 13 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 13 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 135,762since 1880
Garrett over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #564 | 526 | |
| 2024 | — | #560 | 530 | |
| 2023 | — | #480 | 630 | |
| 2022 | — | #461 | 665 | |
| 2021 | — | #401 | 775 | |
| 2020 | — | #364 | 857 | |
| 2019 | — | #344 | 973 | |
| 2018 | — | #326 | 1,022 | |
| 2017 | — | #322 | 1,062 | |
| 2016 | — | #309 | 1,149 | |
| 2015 | — | #269 | 1,352 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #237 | 1,563 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #228 | 1,616 |
| 2012 | — | #213 | 1,745 | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #191 | 1,942 |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #188 | 1,959 |
| 2009 | — | #184 | 2,061 | |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | #161 | 2,448 |
| 2007 | — | #162 | 2,562 | |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #139 | 2,965 |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #124 | 3,262 |
| 2004 | #6,489 | 18 | #114 | 3,688 |
| 2003 | #11,325 | 8 | #106 | 3,981 |
| 2002 | — | #91 | 4,357 | |
| 2001 | #6,322 | 17 | #80 | 5,061 |
| 2000 | #9,163 | 10 | #74 | 5,840 |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | #78 | 5,075 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #80 | 4,789 |
| 1997 | #6,483 | 14 | #85 | 4,545 |
| 1996 | #6,392 | 14 | #85 | 4,653 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #80 | 4,710 |
| 1994 | #4,376 | 23 | #82 | 4,762 |
| 1993 | #6,622 | 13 | #79 | 4,711 |
| 1992 | #6,652 | 13 | #88 | 4,270 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | #91 | 4,054 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #99 | 3,757 |
| 1989 | #4,121 | 23 | #102 | 3,314 |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | #118 | 2,650 |
| 1987 | #5,312 | 14 | #113 | 2,583 |
| 1986 | #3,757 | 22 | #117 | 2,390 |
| 1985 | #3,983 | 20 | #138 | 2,054 |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 | #156 | 1,731 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #173 | 1,516 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #180 | 1,453 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #167 | 1,497 |
| 1980 | #6,319 | 10 | #189 | 1,288 |
| 1979 | #5,751 | 11 | #201 | 1,205 |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #251 | 806 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #271 | 721 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #314 | 560 |
| 1975 | — | #315 | 565 | |
| 1974 | — | #331 | 528 | |
| 1973 | — | #347 | 490 | |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #329 | 542 |
| 1971 | #6,619 | 7 | #313 | 602 |
| 1970 | #7,995 | 5 | #320 | 600 |
| 1969 | #5,456 | 8 | #358 | 487 |
| 1968 | — | #399 | 384 | |
| 1967 | — | #416 | 336 | |
| 1966 | — | #429 | 316 | |
| 1965 | — | #458 | 287 | |
| 1964 | — | #453 | 310 | |
| 1963 | — | #445 | 318 | |
| 1962 | — | #504 | 249 | |
| 1961 | — | #539 | 218 | |
| 1960 | — | #578 | 182 | |
| 1959 | — | #554 | 195 | |
| 1958 | — | #577 | 180 | |
| 1957 | — | #546 | 200 | |
| 1956 | — | #580 | 172 | |
| 1955 | — | #559 | 174 | |
| 1954 | — | #562 | 169 | |
| 1953 | — | #548 | 166 | |
| 1952 | — | #541 | 169 | |
| 1951 | — | #499 | 184 | |
| 1950 | — | #521 | 164 | |
| 1949 | — | #515 | 168 | |
| 1948 | — | #508 | 167 | |
| 1947 | — | #545 | 152 | |
| 1946 | — | #516 | 155 | |
| 1945 | — | #548 | 119 | |
| 1944 | — | #585 | 110 | |
| 1943 | — | #524 | 143 | |
| 1942 | — | #620 | 103 | |
| 1941 | — | #603 | 98 | |
| 1940 | — | #568 | 109 | |
| 1939 | — | #574 | 99 | |
| 1938 | — | #700 | 75 | |
| 1937 | — | #691 | 75 | |
| 1936 | — | #719 | 69 | |
| 1935 | — | #670 | 79 | |
| 1934 | — | #708 | 74 | |
| 1933 | — | #812 | 58 | |
| 1932 | — | #729 | 73 | |
| 1931 | — | #717 | 72 | |
| 1930 | — | #928 | 52 | |
| 1929 | — | #705 | 77 | |
| 1928 | — | #835 | 62 | |
| 1927 | — | #733 | 79 | |
| 1926 | — | #694 | 83 | |
| 1925 | — | #772 | 73 | |
| 1924 | — | #778 | 75 | |
| 1923 | — | #718 | 82 | |
| 1922 | — | #666 | 93 | |
| 1921 | — | #745 | 79 | |
| 1920 | — | #713 | 83 | |
| 1919 | — | #677 | 84 | |
| 1918 | — | #700 | 81 | |
| 1917 | — | #765 | 67 | |
| 1916 | — | #781 | 62 | |
| 1915 | — | #671 | 75 | |
| 1914 | — | #645 | 61 | |
| 1913 | — | #855 | 32 | |
| 1912 | — | #649 | 42 | |
| 1911 | — | #644 | 23 | |
| 1910 | — | #729 | 17 | |
| 1909 | — | #951 | 10 | |
| 1908 | — | #463 | 28 | |
| 1907 | — | #511 | 21 | |
| 1906 | — | #489 | 21 | |
| 1905 | — | #699 | 12 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #576 | 15 | |
| 1902 | — | #651 | 12 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #419 | 29 | |
| 1899 | — | #481 | 16 | |
| 1898 | — | #409 | 23 | |
| 1897 | — | #311 | 35 | |
| 1896 | — | #262 | 47 | |
| 1895 | — | #456 | 19 | |
| 1894 | — | #631 | 11 | |
| 1893 | — | #479 | 15 | |
| 1892 | — | #480 | 17 | |
| 1891 | — | #524 | 12 | |
| 1890 | — | #489 | 15 | |
| 1889 | — | #464 | 16 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | #461 | 14 | |
| 1886 | — | #451 | 16 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #488 | 15 | |
| 1883 | — | #497 | 13 | |
| 1882 | — | #469 | 15 | |
| 1881 | — | #706 | 7 | |
| 1880 | — | #505 | 13 | |
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 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alaska#60 · 1 in 216
- Kansas#68 · 1 in 303
- New Hampshire#77 · 1 in 410
- South Dakota#81 · 1 in 368
- Oregon#83 · 1 in 449
Best ever in a state: #23 in Wyoming, 1999.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #60 | 22 | 1 in 216 |
| Kansas | #68 | 57 | 1 in 303 |
| New Hampshire | #77 | 17 | 1 in 410 |
| South Dakota | #81 | 13 | 1 in 368 |
| Oregon | #83 | 40 | 1 in 449 |
| Colorado | #85 | 55 | 1 in 458 |
| North Dakota | #86 | 14 | 1 in 368 |
| Utah | #86 | 44 | 1 in 375 |
| Wisconsin | #86 | 63 | 1 in 527 |
| Washington | #87 | 68 | 1 in 460 |
| Maine | #93 | 13 | 1 in 558 |
| Arizona | #96 | 60 | 1 in 454 |
| Montana | #96 | 13 | 1 in 402 |
| Oklahoma | #96 | 47 | 1 in 478 |
| Wyoming | #97 | 7 | 1 in 446 |
| Nevada | #98 | 13 | 1 in 491 |
| Massachusetts | #100 | 54 | 1 in 726 |
| Minnesota | #104 | 47 | 1 in 654 |
| Nebraska | #107 | 18 | 1 in 618 |
| Iowa | #108 | 28 | 1 in 648 |
| Missouri | #111 | 50 | 1 in 720 |
| Pennsylvania | #114 | 90 | 1 in 858 |
| Vermont | #115 | 5 | 1 in 664 |
| New Mexico | #116 | 20 | 1 in 568 |
| California | #119 | 394 | 1 in 579 |
| Connecticut | #120 | 24 | 1 in 846 |
| Georgia | #124 | 62 | 1 in 713 |
| Idaho | #125 | 11 | 1 in 618 |
| New Jersey | #125 | 50 | 1 in 952 |
| Florida | #126 | 96 | 1 in 796 |
| North Carolina | #126 | 52 | 1 in 786 |
| Michigan | #127 | 69 | 1 in 925 |
| Hawaii | #131 | 10 | 1 in 649 |
| Maryland | #138 | 30 | 1 in 943 |
| Virginia | #139 | 39 | 1 in 970 |
| Texas | #140 | 214 | 1 in 684 |
| Louisiana | #141 | 51 | 1 in 668 |
| West Virginia | #142 | 11 | 1 in 1,010 |
| Tennessee | #143 | 34 | 1 in 921 |
| Ohio | #145 | 64 | 1 in 1,180 |
| Illinois | #147 | 82 | 1 in 973 |
| Kentucky | #149 | 21 | 1 in 1,139 |
| Indiana | #156 | 29 | 1 in 1,274 |
| Alabama | #158 | 29 | 1 in 872 |
| District of Columbia | #165 | 9 | 1 in 833 |
| New York | #171 | 100 | 1 in 1,222 |
| Arkansas | #184 | 12 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Mississippi | #187 | 16 | 1 in 1,067 |
| South Carolina | #193 | 18 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2000 at #74 (5,840 births)
- Births halved by 2007, 7 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1990–2002
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 336 boys born in 2000 were named Garrett (0.30%)
- Latest: 1 in 3,247 boys born in 2025 (0.03%)
- 33.4% of all boys named Garrett (45,326) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 128 | #451 (1886) | #533 |
| 1890s | 210 | #262 (1896) | #452 |
| 1900s | 172 | #419 (1900) | #604 |
| 1910s | 544 | #644 (1911) | #712 |
| 1920s | 786 | #666 (1922) | #736 |
| 1930s | 726 | #574 (1939) | #725 |
| 1940s | 1,324 | #508 (1948) | #553 |
| 1950s | 1,773 | #499 (1951) | #549 |
| 1960s | 3,087 | #358 (1969) | #458 |
| 1970s | 6,619 | #201 (1979) | #299 |
| 1980s | 20,476 | #102 (1989) | #145 |
| 1990s | 45,326 | #78 (1999) | #85 |
| 2000s | 36,225 | #74 (2000) | #124 |
| 2010s | 14,383 | #188 (2010) | #263 |
| 2020s | 3,983 | #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 1986
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 77,979 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 70.7% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,645Tyana23
- #3,645Vianca23
- #3,645Zina23
- #3,757Garrett22
- #3,757Adair22
- #3,757Aditi22
- #3,757Aishah22
- #3,890Adriann21
- #3,890Alan21
- #3,890Alanda21
Tied with 132 names at #3,757; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 771 of them was named Garrett, which outranked 98.5% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.