How Many People Are Named Garrett?
people named Garrett are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,670 people in the US has this name
Based on 136,214 babies named Garrett in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,850 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from the given name GERALD or GERARD. A famous bearer of the surname was Pat Garrett (1850-1908), the sheriff who shot Billy the Kid.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Garrett in English. Counting Garrett and these spellings together, about 140,145 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Garrett (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Garrett alive today is about 28 years old, and 57% are under 30. Half of them were between 21 and 35 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Garrett first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2000, to 5,850 babies. In 2025, 526 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Garrett never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #74, in 2000, and it was in the top 100 for 13 years, 1990 to 2002. In 2025 it ranked #564.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #564 |
| Best rank | #74 (2000) |
| Years in the top 100 | 13 (1990 to 2002) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #85 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Garrett alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Garrett were born in California than in any other state: about 14,112 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Garrett was given 2.5 times as often in Wyoming, 1.8 times in Montana and 1.7 times in Alaska.
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