Total births
227
Boys' name · since 1969
Gared
Gared has 227 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1989 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 227
- total births
- 1969–2022
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
Gared sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 227 recorded since 1969.
Gared has 227 recorded births among boys since 1969, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2022.
- 227 total births
- 1969–2022 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 37% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
227 boys have been named Gared since 1969, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2022.
- 227
- total births
- 1969–2022
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 37%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
37% of everyone ever named Gared was born in this single decade.
1989
Single peak year
14 babies were named Gared in 1989 - its busiest year on record.
Gared's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gared's full recorded timeline at 1992, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gared at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1989
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1969
Gared popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2022
- Peak year (1989)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Gared by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Gared's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Gared births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
83 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 83 births (37% of all-time use).
Gared by state
Where Gared concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.2% |
California share of Gared's total US births 2.2%
5 of 227 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Gared? ▼
Gared has been given to 227 babies in the U.S. since 1969, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 14 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
When was Gared most popular? ▼
Gared was most popular in the 1980s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Gared most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Gared are California (5 births).
How long has the name Gared been used? ▼
Gared has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 54 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Gared? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gary, Garrett, Garry, Garland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
What to do with Gared's data
- Gared's decade-level peak was the 1980s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Gareds (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Gared
Nearby Names Like Gared
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Gared
Gary Boy
#1133 902,152 births
Garrett Boy
#560 135,762 births
Garry Boy
#5071 47,670 births
Garland Boy
#5659 23,857 births
Garret Boy
#6480 13,247 births
Compare Gared side by side: Gared vs Gary Gared vs Garrett Gared vs Garry
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1969–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Gared: Baby Name Since 1969 - 227 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/gared. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gared draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.