Recorded 1952–2015 Boys' name Peak 1991 370 births

Garrette — boys' name

370 babies named Garrette in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s201960s291970s191980s581990s1312000s902010s23
1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Garrette was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

22 babies were named Garrette in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Garrette

The Social Security Administration has registered 370 babies named Garrette between 1952 and 2015, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Garrette currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Garrette performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Garrette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Garrette 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 370 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.

Garrette at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

370

Since 1952

64 years of records

Peak year

1991

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1952

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2015

Garrette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1952

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1991)
22
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
0510152025 20152005199919931987198019651952 8

Garrette by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
131 births that decade — 35% of Garrette's all-time total
1950s201960s291970s191980s581990s1312000s902010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Garrette?
370 babies have been named Garrette since 1952. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1991 with 22 births.
When was Garrette most popular?
Garrette was most popular in the 1990s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
How long has the name Garrette been used?
Garrette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 64 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Garrette?
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, 1952–2015 (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.