Boys' name · since 1880
Garrett
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 135,762 babies named Garrett, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 135,762
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
135,762 babies have been named Garrett since 1880, making it today's #564 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Garrett recorded 135,762 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #564 nationally today, ahead of 96% of boys, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #250 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #564 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 135,762 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Garrett ranks #250 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #564 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 135,762 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #250 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #564 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 135,762
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Garrett's 135,762 recorded births place it above 99.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Garrett compares
135,762 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Garrett's all-time total is 368x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Garrett | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 135,762 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5,840 | 34 | 22,252 |
Garrett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Garrett's full recorded timeline at 1953, 97% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 3% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2000 peak of 5,840 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Garrett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 5,840
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Garrett popularity over time - girls
452 total births recorded since 1969 (Garrett as girls' name)
Garrett by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (45,326 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Garrett's strongest decade.
45,326 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Garrett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 128
1880s
128 births
- 1890s 210
1890s
210 births
- 1900s 172
1900s
172 births
- 1910s 544
1910s
544 births
- 1920s 786
1920s
786 births
- 1930s 726
1930s
726 births
- 1940s 1,324
1940s
1,324 births
- 1950s 1,773
1950s
1,773 births
- 1960s 3,087
1960s
3,087 births
- 1970s 6,619
1970s
6,619 births
- 1980s
1980s
20,476 births
- 1990s
1990s
45,326 births
- 2000s
2000s
36,225 births
- 2010s 14,383
2010s
14,383 births
- 2020s 3,983
2020s
3,983 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 45,326 births (33% of all-time use).
How Garrett 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 Garrett's total volume
Garrett by state
Where Garrett concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 14,825 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11,872 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5,786 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 5,748 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 5,127 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 4,915 | 3.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 4,816 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 4,408 | 3.2% |
14,825 of 135,762 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Garrett appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Garrett's data
- Garrett's decade-level peak was the 1990s (45,326 total births); usage has since declined to 3,983 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Garretts (14,825 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 Garrett: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Garrett 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.