Boys' name · since 1881
Garret
Garret has 13,247 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2000 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,033 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,202 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,247
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Garret is the #7202 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 13,247 recorded since 1881.
Garret has 13,247 recorded births among boys since 1881, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7202 as of the latest data, more common than 48% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #1,033 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,202 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 13,247 born since 1881
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garret ranks #1,033 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,202 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 13,247 born since 1881, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,033 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,202 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,247
- born since 1881
- 1990s
- peak decade
Garret's 13,247 recorded births place it above 97.72% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Garret compares
13,247 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Garret's all-time total is 36x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Garret | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,247 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 590 | 34 | 22,252 |
Garret's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Garret splits its recorded history at 1967: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 590 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Garret popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 590
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Garret popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1982 (Garret as girls' name)
Garret by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,492 births, 34% of the file).
1990s was Garret's strongest decade.
4,492 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Garret births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 85
1910s
85 births
- 1920s 103
1920s
103 births
- 1930s 107
1930s
107 births
- 1940s 205
1940s
205 births
- 1950s 333
1950s
333 births
- 1960s 884
1960s
884 births
- 1970s 791
1970s
791 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,192 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,492 births
- 2000s
2000s
3,192 births
- 2010s 713
2010s
713 births
- 2020s 129
2020s
129 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,492 births (34% of all-time use).
How Garret 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 Garret's total volume
Garret by state
Where Garret concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,461 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 769 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 516 | 3.9% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 505 | 3.8% |
| #5 | New York | | 486 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 453 | 3.4% |
| #7 | Minnesota | | 407 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 376 | 2.8% |
1,461 of 13,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Garret appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Garret's data
- Garret's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,492 total births); usage has since declined to 129 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Garrets (1,461 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Garret: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Garret 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.