How Many People Are Named Gareth?
people named Gareth are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 92,674 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,394 babies named Gareth in Social Security records from 1916 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
104 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown. It first appears in this form in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur', in which Gareth was a Knight of the Round Table, the brother of Sir Gawain. Malory based the name on Gahariet, which was the name of a similar Arthurian character in French sources. It may ultimately have a Welsh origin, possibly related to gwaredd meaning "gentleness".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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β§ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Gareth (99.9%) were boys.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Gareth alive today is about 31 years old, and 53% are under 30. Half of them were between 14 and 43 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Gareth first appears in the records in 1916 and was given most often in 2016, to 104 babies. In 2025, 46 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1916 to 2025
π Rank History
Gareth has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,085, in 1970. In 2025 it ranked #2,775.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,775 |
| Best rank | #1,085 (1970) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,985 in the 2010s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Gareth alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Gareth were born in California than in any other state: about 365 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Gareth was given 2.9 times as often in California, 2.3 times in Texas and 2.2 times in New York.
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