Recorded 1990–2022 Boys' name Peak 1996 132 births

Garhett — boys' name

132 babies named Garhett in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s562000s322010s242020s20
1990s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Garhett was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

10 babies were named Garhett in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garhett

The Social Security Administration has registered 132 babies named Garhett between 1990 and 2022, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garhett currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garhett performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 56 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Garhett shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garhett 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 132 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.

Garhett at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

132

Since 1990

33 years of records

Peak year

1996

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1990

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2022

Garhett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1990

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1996)
10
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
4681012 20222019201320021999199419911990 5

Garhett by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
56 births that decade — 42% of Garhett's all-time total
1990s562000s322010s242020s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garhett?
132 babies have been named Garhett since 1990. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1996 with 10 births.
When was Garhett most popular?
Garhett was most popular in the 1990s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Garhett been used?
Garhett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 33 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Garhett?
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, 1990–2022 (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.