Garrit
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GAIR-it
- Origin
- Germanic
Garrit is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “spear-brave”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Garrit mean?
Germanic: spelling of Garritt, itself a variant of Garrett, from Gerard
“spear-brave”
A variant spelling of Garrett, which comes from the Germanic name Gerard, made from words for spear and brave.
Meaning borrowed from Garritt.
Is Garrit a girl's or a boy's name?
Garrit is a boys' name.
How popular is Garrit in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2002, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1921.
Half of all the boys named Garrit in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Garrit in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 7 | #9,108 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 12 | #5,718 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 11 | #5,460 |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 7 | #6,809 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,133 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,320 |
Names like Garrit
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ravi, Rishi, Avi, Ishvik, Aj, Pranav, Divit, Rudvik, Siddharth, Dhruv, Vikram, Keshav
Names related to Garrit
Garrett, Garret, Garth, Gerrit, Garet, Garreth, Garrette, Garritt
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, Charlotte, William, Archie, Charlie, Emma, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles
Sources
Figures from 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, “Garrit: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/garrit, updated 20 October 2026.