Garrett
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #564 for boys
Garrett is a boys' name of Germanic origin. In 2025 it ranked 564th for boys in the US (526 babies).
What does Garrett mean?
Germanic
A male given name from the Germanic languages, transferred from an English and an Irish surname, or in Ireland directly from Gerard.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Garrett a girl's or a boy's name?
Garrett is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 526 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Garrett in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Garrett in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Garrett in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 5 | #2,691 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Garrett in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 564th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 526 about 1 in 3,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 526 boys in the US were named Garrett, making it the 564th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 364th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 5,840 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 25 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Garrett than any year since 1973.
Half of all the boys named Garrett in the US since 1880 were born between 1989 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 543 boys in the US were given Garrett or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #543, up from #564 for this spelling alone.
Garrett in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 526 | #564 |
| 2024 | 530 | #560 |
| 2023 | 630 | #480 |
| 2022 | 665 | #461 |
| 2021 | 775 | #401 |
| 2020 | 857 | #364 |
| 2019 | 973 | #344 |
| 2018 | 1,022 | #326 |
| 2017 | 1,062 | #322 |
| 2016 | 1,149 | #309 |
| 2015 | 1,352 | #269 |
| 2014 | 1,563 | #237 |
| 2013 | 1,616 | #228 |
| 2012 | 1,745 | #213 |
| 2011 | 1,942 | #191 |
| 2010 | 1,959 | #188 |
| 2009 | 2,061 | #184 |
| 2008 | 2,448 | #161 |
| 2007 | 2,562 | #162 |
| 2006 | 2,965 | #139 |
| 2005 | 3,262 | #124 |
| 2004 | 3,688 | #114 |
| 2003 | 3,981 | #106 |
| 2002 | 4,357 | #91 |
| 2001 | 5,061 | #80 |
| 2000 | 5,840 | #74 |
| 1999 | 5,075 | #78 |
| 1998 | 4,789 | #80 |
| 1997 | 4,545 | #85 |
| 1996 | 4,653 | #85 |
| 1995 | 4,710 | #80 |
| 1994 | 4,762 | #82 |
| 1993 | 4,711 | #79 |
| 1992 | 4,270 | #88 |
| 1991 | 4,054 | #91 |
| 1990 | 3,757 | #99 |
| 1989 | 3,314 | #102 |
| 1988 | 2,650 | #118 |
| 1987 | 2,583 | #113 |
| 1986 | 2,390 | #117 |
| 1985 | 2,054 | #138 |
| 1984 | 1,731 | #156 |
| 1983 | 1,516 | #173 |
| 1982 | 1,453 | #180 |
| 1981 | 1,497 | #167 |
| 1980 | 1,288 | #189 |
| 1979 | 1,205 | #201 |
| 1978 | 806 | #251 |
| 1977 | 721 | #271 |
| 1976 | 560 | #314 |
| 1975 | 565 | #315 |
| 1974 | 528 | #331 |
| 1973 | 490 | #347 |
| 1972 | 542 | #329 |
| 1971 | 602 | #313 |
| 1970 | 600 | #320 |
| 1969 | 487 | #358 |
| 1968 | 384 | #399 |
| 1967 | 336 | #416 |
| 1966 | 316 | #429 |
| 1965 | 287 | #458 |
| 1964 | 310 | #453 |
| 1963 | 318 | #445 |
| 1962 | 249 | #504 |
| 1961 | 218 | #539 |
| 1960 | 182 | #577 |
| 1959 | 195 | #554 |
| 1958 | 180 | #576 |
| 1957 | 200 | #545 |
| 1956 | 172 | #579 |
| 1955 | 174 | #558 |
| 1954 | 169 | #561 |
| 1953 | 166 | #547 |
| 1952 | 169 | #540 |
| 1951 | 184 | #498 |
| 1950 | 164 | #520 |
| 1949 | 168 | #514 |
| 1948 | 167 | #508 |
| 1947 | 152 | #545 |
| 1946 | 155 | #516 |
| 1945 | 119 | #548 |
| 1944 | 110 | #585 |
| 1943 | 143 | #524 |
| 1942 | 103 | #620 |
| 1941 | 98 | #603 |
| 1940 | 109 | #568 |
| 1939 | 99 | #574 |
| 1938 | 75 | #700 |
| 1937 | 75 | #691 |
| 1936 | 69 | #719 |
| 1935 | 79 | #670 |
| 1934 | 74 | #708 |
| 1933 | 58 | #812 |
| 1932 | 73 | #729 |
| 1931 | 72 | #717 |
| 1930 | 52 | #928 |
| 1929 | 77 | #705 |
| 1928 | 62 | #835 |
| 1927 | 79 | #733 |
| 1926 | 83 | #694 |
| 1925 | 73 | #772 |
| 1924 | 75 | #778 |
| 1923 | 82 | #718 |
| 1922 | 93 | #666 |
| 1921 | 79 | #745 |
| 1920 | 83 | #713 |
| 1919 | 84 | #677 |
| 1918 | 81 | #700 |
| 1917 | 67 | #765 |
| 1916 | 62 | #781 |
| 1915 | 75 | #671 |
| 1914 | 61 | #645 |
| 1913 | 32 | #855 |
| 1912 | 42 | #649 |
| 1911 | 23 | #644 |
| 1910 | 17 | #729 |
| 1909 | 10 | #951 |
| 1908 | 28 | #463 |
| 1907 | 21 | #511 |
| 1906 | 21 | #489 |
| 1905 | 12 | #699 |
| 1904 | 13 | #647 |
| 1903 | 15 | #576 |
| 1902 | 12 | #650 |
| 1901 | 11 | #637 |
| 1900 | 29 | #419 |
| 1899 | 16 | #481 |
| 1898 | 23 | #409 |
| 1897 | 35 | #311 |
| 1896 | 47 | #262 |
| 1895 | 19 | #456 |
| 1894 | 11 | #630 |
| 1893 | 15 | #479 |
| 1892 | 17 | #480 |
| 1891 | 12 | #524 |
| 1890 | 15 | #489 |
| 1889 | 16 | #464 |
| 1888 | 10 | #648 |
| 1887 | 14 | #461 |
| 1886 | 16 | #451 |
| 1885 | 9 | #641 |
| 1884 | 15 | #488 |
| 1883 | 13 | #497 |
| 1882 | 15 | #469 |
| 1881 | 7 | #705 |
| 1880 | 13 | #505 |
Names like Garrett
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Adam, Nathan, Matthew, Daniel, Liam, Jacob, Joshua, Benjamin, Michael, Alexander, Elliot, Jason
Other spellings of Garrett
Names related to Garrett
More Germanic names
Amelia, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Garrett: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/garrett, updated 20 October 2026.