Boys' name · since 1941
Garet
1,486 babies named Garet in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,486
- born since 1941
- 1990s
- peak decade
Garet is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,486 have been recorded since 1941.
Social Security Administration records show Garet recorded 1,486 times among boys since 1941, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1941 to 2020.
- #3,978 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,486 born since 1941
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garet ranks #3,978 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,486 born since 1941, peaking in the 1990s.
- #3,978 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,486
- born since 1941
- 1990s
- peak decade
Garet's 1,486 recorded births place it above 91.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Garet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Garet's SSA record in two at 1989 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 71, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Garet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–2020
- Peak year (1999)
- 71
- Annual births at peak, across 80 years of records
Garet by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (468 births, 31% of the file).
1990s was Garet's strongest decade.
468 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Garet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 13
1940s
13 births
- 1960s 59
1960s
59 births
- 1970s 125
1970s
125 births
- 1980s
1980s
299 births
- 1990s
1990s
468 births
- 2000s
2000s
419 births
- 2010s 96
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 468 births (31% of all-time use).
How Garet compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Garet's total volume
Garet by state
Where Garet concentrates geographically, total births since 1941
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 106 | 7.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 37 | 2.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 10 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.3% |
106 of 1,486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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- Garet's decade-level peak was the 1990s (468 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Garets (106 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Garet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~79 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1941–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Garet 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 August 2026.