Baby name

Garrett

Boy

Origin of the name

Garrett was first an English surname, from Gerard or Gerald.

Short-lived name

The high point came in 2000, with 5,840 births and the No. 74 spot that year. Since then, the name has fallen 89%, to about 625 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 564. 33% of all babies named Garrett since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

135,762births since 1880

2000sgeneration

No. 74rank at its peak, in 2000

Where babies named Garrett are born

2000

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The darker the blue, the more common Garrett is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Garrett is most common in Alaska (2.5 times), Wyoming (2.3) and Utah (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Barrett 33,425
Jarrett 22,892
Garret 13,247
Garett 4,941
Garnett 3,857

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