boy's name
Garret
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 14,346
Ireland
#853
2008 births
Garret is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 590 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 301,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1881.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Garret over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 |
| 1890s | 5 |
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 85 |
| 1920s | 103 |
| 1930s | 107 |
| 1940s | 205 |
| 1950s | 333 |
| 1960s | 884 |
| 1970s | 791 |
| 1980s | 2,197 |
| 1990s | 4,492 |
| 2000s | 3,192 |
| 2010s | 713 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 129 |
How popular is Garret?
In 2025, Garret was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Garret is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Garret
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Garret also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Garret over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Garret
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Garret — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Garret
How popular is the name Garret?
In 2025, Garret was given to 11 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Garret a girl's or a boy's name?
Garret is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Garret?
Garret has 2 syllables.
When was Garret most popular?
Garret peaked in 2000, when 590 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Garret a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Garret currently ranks #7,636 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.