Recorded 1969–2022 Boys' name Peak 1989 227 births

Gared — boys' name

227 babies named Gared in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s101980s831990s742000s452010s52020s5
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.

What the Data Says About Gared

The Social Security Administration has registered 227 babies named Gared between 1969 and 2022, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gared currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gared performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gared shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Gared in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gared in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 227 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gared at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

227

Since 1969

54 years of records

Peak year

1989

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1969

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2022

Gared popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1969

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1989)
14
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
46810121416 202220051998199419901986198219711969 5

Gared by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
83 births that decade — 37% of Gared's all-time total
1960s51970s101980s831990s742000s452010s52020s5

Gared by state

Where Gared concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Gared
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?
227 babies have been named Gared since 1969. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1989 with 14 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.