Garrett — #562 US boys' name
135,222 babies named Garrett in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 96% of names given to boys today.
34% of everyone ever named Garrett was born in this single decade.
5,840 babies were named Garrett in 2000 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Garrett
The Social Security Administration has registered 135,222 babies named Garrett between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garrett currently holds the #562 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 5,840 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Garrett performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 45,327 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Garrett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 14,800 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Garrett in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Garrett 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 135,222 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.
Garrett at a glance
Top 1,000 boys' namePeak year
Current rank
Active since
Garrett popularity over time — boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880
- Peak year (2000)
- 5,840
- Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
Currently ranks #562 among boys.
135,222 total births across 145 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2000 with 5,840 births in a single year.
Garrett popularity over time — girls
452 total births recorded since 1969 (Garrett as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Garrett accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Garrett by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 45,327 births that decade — 34% of Garrett's all-time total
Garrett decade highlights
- Peak decade 45,327 births
- Runner-up 36,223 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Garrett's strongest decade
45,327 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 34% of all-time use.
Garrett by state
Where Garrett concentrates geographically — total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,800 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11,818 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,758 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5,716 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5,100 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 4,896 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 4,798 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 4,381 | 3.2% |
14,800 of 135,222 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 10.9% of nationwide
- Texas 8.7% of nationwide
- Florida 4.3% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.2% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.8% of nationwide
Recorded in 51 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 10.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Garrett appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1880–2024 (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.