Gar vs Garrett

Side-by-side comparison of Gar and Garrett — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Gar

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Garrett

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Metric Gar Garrett
Current Rank Unranked #562
Total Births (all years) 219 135,222
Peak Year 1958 2000
Peak Year Births 16 5,840
Peak Decade 1950ss 1990ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1920 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Gar Garrett
1880ss — 128
1890ss — 210
1900ss — 172
1910ss — 544
1920ss 5 786
1930ss 25 726
1940ss 23 1,324
1950ss 84 1,773
1960ss 61 3,087
1970ss 11 6,619
1980ss 5 20,475
1990ss 5 45,327
2000ss — 36,223
2010ss — 14,381
2020ss — 3,447

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Gar Garrett
2014 — 1,563
2015 — 1,352
2016 — 1,149
2017 — 1,061
2018 — 1,022
2019 — 972
2020 — 856
2021 — 774
2022 — 664
2023 — 626
2024 — 527

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1920–1991.

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