Garth

Where Garth comes from

Welsh garth probably has its influence on Welsh place names.
— Wiktionary's entry for Garth
  • Welsh
Garth through the years
  1. 1906
    First appearance
    #1,253 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1937
    Garth Hudson born
    Canadian multi-instrumentalist
  3. 1954
    Peak, #444
    268 babies named Garth, the most in any year.
  4. 1962
    Garth Brooks born
    American country music singer and songwriter
  5. 1968
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #655.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Welsh, shortened form of Gareth
Namesakes
  • Garth Brooks · American country music singer and songwriter, born 1962
  • Garth Hudson · Canadian multi-instrumentalist, 1937–2025
  • Garth Ennis · British comics writer, born 1970
  • Garth Nix · Australian fantasy writer, born 1963
  • Garth Manton · Australian rower, 1929–2024

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.